rights
[ rahyts ]
/ raɪts /
noun
(used with a plural verb)
civil rights.
adjective
civil-rights: a rights worker.
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1895–1900
OTHER WORDS FROM rights
an·ti·rights, noun, adjectiveWords nearby rights
rightism,
rightist,
rightly,
rightness,
righto,
rights,
rights issue,
rightsize,
rightward,
rightwards,
righty
Definition for rights (2 of 2)
Origin of right
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English
reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German
recht, Old Norse
rēttr, Gothic
raihts; akin to Latin
rēctus, Old Irish
recht law, Greek
orektós upright; (v.) Middle English
righten, Old English
rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian
riuchta, German
richten, Old Norse
rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English
rihte
usage note for right
47.
Right in the sense of “very, extremely” is either archaic or dialectal. It is most common in informal speech and writing:
It's right cold this morning. The editor knew right well where the story had originated.
OTHER WORDS FROM right
right·a·ble, adjective half-right, adjective, noun un·right·a·ble, adjective un·right·ed, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for rights
British Dictionary definitions for rights
Derived forms of right
righter, nounWord Origin for right
Old English
riht, reoht; related to Old High German
reht, Gothic
raihts, Latin
rēctus
Idioms and Phrases with rights
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