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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.tʃiˈdãw
"A retidão de seu caráter era admirada por todos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Adherence to strict moral or ethical principles; integrity and honesty.
"His lifelong uprightness earned him the respect of the entire community." - 2
The state or physical quality of being vertically positioned or straight.
"Engineers checked the structural uprightness of the tower after the tremor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective upright, combining 'up' (Old English 'up', 'uppe') and 'right' (Old English 'riht', meaning straight or correct), with the nominal suffix '-ness' of Germanic origin. The term evolved from a purely physical sense of standing straight to encompass moral rectitude and honesty by the Middle English period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Uprightness" is said worldwide
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probité
Transliteration: pʁɔ.bi.te
"Sa probité dans les affaires était irréprochable."
Rechtschaffenheit
Transliteration: ˈʁɛçtˌʃaffənhaɪt
"Er war bekannt für seine absolute Rechtschaffenheit."
rettitudine
Transliteration: ret.tiˈtu.di.ne
"La sua rettitudine morale non è mai stata messa in discussione."
rectitud
Transliteration: rek.tiˈtuð
"El juez actuó con gran rectitud durante todo el proceso."
retidão
Transliteration: ʁe.tʃiˈdãw
"A retidão de seu caráter era admirada por todos."
सत्यनिष्ठा
Transliteration: satyanishtha
"उनके जीवन में सत्यनिष्ठा का बहुत महत्व था।"
正直
Transliteration: zhèngzhí
"他的正直赢得了所有人的尊敬。"
고결함
Transliteration: gogyeolham
"그의 고결함은 많은 이들에게 귀감이 되었다."
高潔
Transliteration: kōketsu
"彼女の高潔な態度は模範的だった。"
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