rectitude
rec·ti·tude
noun \ˈrek-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\Definition of RECTITUDE
1
: the quality or state of being straight
2
: moral integrity : righteousness
3
: the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure
See Examples of RECTITUDE
- <encouraged the graduates to go on to live lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity>
- <has a finely honed sense of rectitude that keeps him from cheating on exams>
Origin of RECTITUDE
Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin rectitudo, from Latin rectus straight, right
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to RECTITUDE
Synonyms: character, decency, goodness, honesty, integrity, probity, morality, righteousness, rightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness
Related Words: high-mindedness, honor, incorruptibility, irreproachability, irreproachableness, right-mindedness, scrupulosity, scrupulousness; appropriateness, correctness, decorousness, decorum, etiquette, fitness, propriety, seemliness; ethics, morals
Near Antonyms: impropriety, indecency, indecorum, indiscretion; debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion, pervertedness, sinfulness; crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness; lowness, meanness, viciousness, vileness; corruption
Rhymes with RECTITUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
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