uprightness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌʌpˈɹaɪtnəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English upright Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uprightness From upright + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
[S]uch as therefore ſhould not be adventured vpon vvithout mature and vnpartiall diſquiſition of the vprightneſſe of our affections therein, […]
1621 May 4 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Robert Saunderson [i.e., Robert Sanderson], “[Ad Clerum.] The Second Sermon. At a Visitation at Boston, Linc[olnshire] 24. April. 1621.”, in Twelve Sermons, […], [new] edition, London: […] Aug[ustine] Math[ews], for Robert Dawlman, and are to be sold by Robert Allet, […], published 1632, →OCLC, §. 18, pages 59–60:You are responsible only for your own uprightness. See to that and all else will take care of itself. - Miles Williams Mathis
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(uncountable) The state of being erect or vertical.
It is singular how forcibly this passage in my narrative brings to my mind a picture which used to be, some years ago, at a broker's—that charnel-house of the comforts and graces of life. It had been taken out of its frame, and leant in a dark and dusty corner against a perpendicular armchair, whose rigid uprightness seemed suited only to the parlour of a dentist, repose being the last idea it suggested.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 119:
- (countable) The product or result of being upright.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uprightnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
angelicity · virtuousness · uprightness · integrity · verticalness · honor · angelicness · godliness · rectitude · rightfulness · propriety · saintliness · angelicality · honesty · seemlihood · angelicalness · probity · righteousness · decency · propriety · verticality · rectitude · seemliness · saintlikeness · integrity
Translations (17)
es probidad (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · ca dretura (state of being erect or vertical) · fr rectitude (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · de Aufrichtigkeit (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · fr intégrité (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · ga ionracas (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · fr droiture (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · es erguimiento (state of being erect or vertical) · es rectitud (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · de Ehrenhaftigkeit (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · es integridad (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · es derechura (state of being erect or vertical) · de Anständigkeit (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · fr aplomb (state of being erect or vertical) · es honradez (state of being honest, honourable, and moral) · ca dretor (state of being erect or vertical) · de Redlichkeit (state of being honest, honourable, and moral)