Added 9 October 2026
rightness
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about rightness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- According with conscience or morality.
- Appropriate conduct; doing the right thing.
- Conformity to fact or truth.
Origin
From Middle English rightnesse, riȝtnesse, rihtnesse, from Old English rihtnes, rehtnis, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī (“rightness, justice”), equivalent to right + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian rjochtens (“rightness”), Middle Dutch rechtenesse (“rightness, justification”), Old High German rehtnissa (“justice”).
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