uprightness

Noun
Synonyms: erectnessverticalityverticalnessrectitude

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the property of being upright in postureSynonyms: erectnessType of stance
  2. position at right angles to the horizonSynonyms: verticalityverticalnesserectnessType of position, spatial relation
  3. righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honestSynonyms: rectitudeType of righteousness

Related words vertical adjective, upright adjective, perpendicular adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Up′right′ness (ŭp′rīt′nĕs), noun

the quality or state of being upright.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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