rightness

Noun
Synonyms: appropriatenesscorrectnessjustnessnicety

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. according with conscience or morality
  2. appropriate conduct; doing the right thingSynonyms: appropriateness
  3. conformity to fact or truthSynonyms: correctness
  4. conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety“it was performed with justness and beauty”Synonyms: justnessnicety
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rightness \Right"ness\, n. [AS. rihtnes.] Straightness; as, the rightness of a line. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2.The quality or state of being right; right relation. [1913 Webster]

The craving for rightness with God.— J. C. Shairp.[1913 Webster]
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