UPRIGHTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

Synonyms:

rectitude; uprightness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("uprightness" is a kind of...):

righteousness (adhering to moral principles)

Derivation:

upright (of moral excellence)

Meaning:

Position at right angles to the horizon

Synonyms:

erectness; uprightness; verticality; verticalness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("uprightness" is a kind of...):

position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)

Derivation:

upright (in a vertical position; not sloping)

Meaning:

The property of being upright in posture

Synonyms:

erectness; uprightness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("uprightness" is a kind of...):

stance (standing posture)

Derivation:

upright (upright in position or posture)