rightfulness

noun

Definition of rightfulnessnext
as in legitimacy

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  1. legitimacy
  2. rightness
  3. legality
  4. lawfulness
Noun
  • Some interaction with the Taliban may be unavoidable, but foreign governments should not take steps that confer legitimacy on the regime, which would only embolden the group to deepen its repression at home.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These dynamics have given transphobic claims a veneer of legitimacy under the guise of protecting women and children.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of legitimacy
Noun
  • Cool Machine is definitive not only for its sweep but also for the rightness, the evocative precision, of the details that fill its paragraphs like the mystery mix inside the skin of a Gray’s Papaya hot dog.
    — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of rightness
Noun
  • What is going right in Syria The legalities of transitional justice may be complex, but this verdict is still seen as a landmark moment for justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Without getting into the legalities around breaking contracts, Newcastle were negotiating with an autonomous entity in Saudi club Al Ahli.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of legality
Noun
  • Lawmakers and legal experts questioned the lawfulness of such protections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That decision found a lower court judge who had sided with Khalil and freed him from a Louisiana lockup lacked the legal authority to weigh in on the lawfulness of the detention.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Definition of lawfulness
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“Rightfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightfulness. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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