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- Dictionaryup·right·ness/ˈəpˌrītnəs/
noun
- 1. the state of being in a vertical position: "steadying himself, he slowly managed to achieve a state of relative uprightness"
- 2. the condition or quality of being honorable or honest; rectitude: "there is a general lack of uprightness in these postmodern times"
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Synonyms for UPRIGHTNESS: integrity, morality, virtue, honesty, goodness, rightness, character, righteousness; Antonyms of UPRIGHTNESS: evil, wickedness, immorality, sin, iniquity, badness, villainy, evildoing
Find 10 different ways to say UPRIGHTNESS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
noun. 1. : the state of being upright : perpendicular. a pillar out of upright. 2. : something that stands upright. especially : a football goalpost usually used in plural.
Definition of upright. 1. as in honorable. conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue an honest and upright people. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. honorable. honest. ethical. nice. true. good. decent. moral. straight. righteous. virtuous. noble. right. worthy. respected. all right. proper. just. correct. right-minded. decorous.
noun [ U ] approving uk / ˈʌp.raɪt.nəs / us / ˈʌp.raɪt.nəs / Add to word list. the quality of being honest, responsible, and moral. Synonym. rectitude formal. Opposite. wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Honesty, openness & sincerity. above board. anti-corruption. artlessly. artlessness. earnest. honestly.
the quality of being honest, responsible, and moral. Synonym. rectitude formal. Opposite. wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Honesty, openness & sincerity. aboveboard. anti-corruption. artlessly. artlessness. earnest. honestly. in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom. in good faith idiom. integrity.
Definitions of uprightness. noun. righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest. synonyms: rectitude. see more. noun. the property of being upright in posture. synonyms: erectness. see more. noun. position at right angles to the horizon. synonyms: erectness, verticality, verticalness. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
1. A perpendicular position; verticality. 2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright. 3. An upright piano. 4. An upright bicycle. tr.v. up·right·ed, up·right·ing, up·rights. To restore to an upright position: The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer. up′right′ly adv. up′right′ness n.
Uprightness definition: (uncountable) The state of being moral , honest and honourable .
Definition of uprightness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
