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right⋅ness

[rahyt-nis]
–noun
1. correctness or accuracy.
2. propriety or fitness.
3. moral integrity.
4. Obsolete. straightness or directness.

Origin:
bef. 950; ME; OE rihtnes. See right, -ness
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right·ness   (rīt'nĭs)   
n.  The state or quality of being right.
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