rectitude
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
- (countable, uncountable) Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.
Sinonieme
propriety
moral sense
uprightness of life
virtue codes of moral
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).
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