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- pronunciation:
- rek
tih
tud
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness.
He was a man of honor and conducted himself with rectitude at all times.- synonyms:
- good, integrity, principle, virtue
- similar words:
- decency, goodness, honesty, honor, impeccability, morality, probity, uprightness, virtuousness
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| definition 2: |
accuracy or rightness of judgment; correctness.
They were not convinced of the rectitude of the board's decision.- synonyms:
- exactitude, rightness
- similar words:
- accuracy, justness
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| definition 3: |
straightness.
- synonyms:
- straightness
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| related words: |
character, honesty, morality, principle |
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