释义
[ rahyt -nis ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈraɪt nɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun correctness or accuracy.
propriety or fitness.
moral integrity.
Obsolete . straightness or directness.
Origin of rightness before 950; Middle English; Old English rihtnes. See right, -ness
Words nearby rightness right-laid, right lobe of liver, rightly, right lymphatic duct, right-minded, rightness , righto, right of asylum, right-of-center, right off, right off the bat
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Example sentences from the Web for rightness Wouk takes for granted - not only the rightness of the war's cause - but also the worth and merit of the warriors.
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Since then they have fallen over themselves to prove the rightness of their forecast.
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I believe in the rightness of it, and I believe I have a right to it.
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We all want people to be convinced of the rightness (and righteousness) of our positions.
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We want to believe in the rightness of our own conduct, to see our lives as a series of mostly well-intentioned decisions.
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The doctrine of the rightness of public opinion, however, never required proof.
Behind the Mirrors | Clinton W. Gilbert
If my theory be correct, rightness of form is invariably a consequence of rightness of emotion.
If there was one quality more than another which had distinguished it, it had been its simple sense of rightness .
The Dark Tower | Phyllis Bottome
There is no standard external to the laws of the art itself by which to judge the rightness and the beauty of the individual work.
The Gate of Appreciation | Carleton Noyes
But it has a rightness and controlled power of its own which place it, to my mind, fully on a level with the other two.
Life of John Keats | Sidney Colvin
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British Dictionary definitions for rightness noun the state or quality of being right
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