rightness
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Definition
Noun: 1. Conformity to fact or truth; correctness: The quality or state of being accurate, true, or free from error. 2. Appropriate conduct; doing the right thing; moral correctness: The quality of being morally or ethically correct, just, or proper. 3. Conformity with some aesthetic standard of correctness or propriety: The quality of being suitable, fitting, or appropriate in a particular situation, often relating to behavior, manners, or artistic judgment.
Usage Examples
- Conformity to fact or truth:
- The rightness of his mathematical proof was confirmed by several professors.
- She questioned the rightness of the data presented in the report.
- Appropriate conduct; moral correctness:
- He acted with a deep sense of rightness and justice.
- I believe in the fundamental rightness of treating all people with respect.
- Conformity to an aesthetic or situational standard:
- There was a certain rightness to holding the ceremony in the old garden.
- The designer has an eye for the rightness of proportions in a room.
Advanced Usage
- "A feeling of rightness": An intuitive sense that something is correct, proper, or destined.
- When she accepted the job, she had a strong feeling of rightness about the decision.
Variants and Related Words
- Right (adj., adv., n., v.): The base word from which "rightness" is derived, encompassing meanings related to correctness, morality, direction, and entitlement.
- Righteous (adj.): Morally right or justifiable. (Often implies a strong, sometimes rigid, adherence to moral principles).
- righteous anger
- Rightful (adj.): Having a legitimate or legal claim.
- the rightful owner
Synonyms
- Correctness: Accuracy, truth.
- Propriety: Appropriateness, suitability.
- Morality: Ethicality, righteousness, justice.
- Fitness: Aptness, suitability.
Antonyms
- Wrongness: Incorrectness, error.
- Impropriety: Inappropriateness, unsuitability.
- Immorality: Unethicalness, wickedness.
Noun
- conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
- it was performed with justness and beauty
- conformity to fact or truth
- appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
- according with conscience or morality