rectitude
[ rek-ti-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
correctness: rectitude of judgment.
Origin of rectitude
Words nearby rectitude
rectifier,
rectify,
rectilinear,
rectirostral,
rectitis,
rectitude,
rectitudinous,
recto,
recto-,
rectocele,
rectococcygeal muscle
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British Dictionary definitions for rectitude
rectitude
/ (ˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
moral or religious correctness
correctness of judgment
Word Origin for rectitude
C15: from Late Latin
rectitūdō, from Latin
rectus right, straight, from
regere to rule