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right-mindedness

noun

Definition of right-mindednessnext
as in virtue

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  1. virtue
  2. morality
  3. respectability
  4. conscientiousness
  5. fairness
  6. decency
  7. virtuousness
  8. justice
Noun
  • When late summer rolls around, Taylor Fritz joins a chorus of Americans in extoling the virtues of hard courts and talking about how the North American swing is his favorite time of year.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Though eventually abandoned due to cost, this system of surveillance endeavored to equate producers with virtue.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtue
Noun
  • The McLuhanite in me wants to stick to the first interpretation, in which the apparent shift in shame is a matter of morality getting funnelled through a new medium.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of morality
Noun
  • The Toledo Truth Teller is still facing an upward climb to respectability when season two opens.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Derrick Brown’s return helped the Panthers climb back to respectability last season (16th in total defense).
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of respectability
Noun
  • Could conscientiousness be related to satisfaction with your friendships?
    — Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Constructive anxiety often signals foresight, conscientiousness, and genuine commitment when outcomes are uncertain.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of conscientiousness
Noun
  • In fairness, the earlier (and superior) Practical Magic wasn’t exactly blessed with airtight plotting or precise world-building, either.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One risk is the decline of a social contract rooted in basic fairness.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • That’s not to absolve individuals from common sense or basic decency.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Excuse me, but where is the decency and humanity from these bloodthirsty fiends ogling and angling to get their photos, undoubtedly for posting on social media?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of decency
Noun
  • All three companies tapped into a zeitgeist, but appear to have forgotten that products have to offer consumers more than a feeling of virtuousness to build an enduring business.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Definition of virtuousness
Noun
  • Such stories, along with the incredible resilience of populations harmed by colonialism, need to be told and understood to promote justice and healing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Her notions of justice and the law — indeed, of her very sense of self — are then upended when she herself is assaulted by Julian (Daniel Ings), her colleague and boyfriend who comes from a relatively privileged background.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of justice
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“Right-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-mindedness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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