rightness
Use Rightness in a sentence
nɪs noun
1.
correctness or accuracy.
2.
propriety or fitness.
3.
moral integrity.
4.
Obsolete. straightness or directness.
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rightness (ˈraɪtnɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| the state or quality of being right | |
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Example sentences
He had few doubts about the rightness of his opinions.
The gesture at the forest felt theatrical, but that had a rightness too.
Instead, he depends on a few stage directions as to their movements, and on the rightness of his chosen words in the dialogue.
There is an inherent rightness or wrongness to an action or choice, regardless of the outcome or consequence.
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