straightness

noun

Definition of straightnessnext
as in uprightness

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  1. integrity
  2. morality
  3. virtue
  4. goodness
  5. rectitude
  6. probity
  7. honesty
  8. attention
Noun
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Organizations need to implement tools and processes to understand all of the connected devices on their networks in ways that do not compromise the integrity or the operation of the device to contextualize risk and mitigation efforts.
    Shankar Somasundaram, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • White House coup plots, Jennifer Tilly playing herself possessed by the spirit of the demon doll Tiffany, and Chucky grappling with his own morality couldn't save this tenacious little series.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Incorporating a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of morality
Noun
  • In his autobiography, Franklin recounts his plan to inculcate virtue and expel vice.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
  • That’s mostly by virtue of lower fees and tax efficiency, experts said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of virtue
Noun
  • Skims Sport Crew Socks $10 $6 Skims FYI, Skims sells socks, and thank goodness.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Patagonia Provisions From the makers of colorful fleece pullovers comes an impressive lineup of fishy goodness.
    Sofia Perez, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Civil War is unconvinced of many things: that journalism will save us, that democracy will endure, that the left or the right has any purchase on rectitude.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Sheridan's Jamie has a quiet courage and sense of moral rectitude, which contrasts with Terry's more erratic approach to police work.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of rectitude
Noun
  • The dilemma recalls Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool and Where the Sidewalk Ends, post-WWII films about personal probity but without the melodramatic hype that cheapened both.
    Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Although this is the right move to convince the ECB that becoming lender of last resort will not open the door to moral hazard, since the pact is to bind all countries to fiscal probity, the austerity policies embedded in it are likely only to reinforce the growth crisis.
    Vivien A. Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2011
Definition of probity
Noun
  • However, as Sophia grew and inevitably uncovered the truth online, Tamara realized the importance of honesty with her children.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Subramanian said the false representation represented another example of Combs’ lack of honesty.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • The Russian president said Trump’s remarks on the campaign trail about restoring relations with Russia were worthy of attention.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
  • For many celebrities, this attention and constant posting is a negative.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of attention
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