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rightness

American  
[rahyt-nis] / ˈraɪt nɪs /

noun

  1. correctness or accuracy.

  2. propriety or fitness.

  3. moral integrity.

  4. Obsolete. straightness or directness.

ˈrightness British  
/ ˈraɪtnɪs /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being right

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Etymology

Origin of rightness

before 950; Middle English; Old English rihtnes. See right, -ness

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