Definition of RIGHTNESS

rightness

Meanings

Plural: rightnesses

Noun

  • according with conscience or morality
  • appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
  • conformity to fact or truth
  • conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
  • The characteristic of being right; correctness.
  • The result or product of being right; something correct.
  • The property of being on, or moving toward, the right.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rightnesse, riȝtnesse, rihtnesse, from Old English rihtnes, rehtnis, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī (“rightness, justice”), equivalent to right + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian rjochtens (“rightness”), Middle Dutch rechtenesse (“rightness, justification”), Old High German rehtnissa (“justice”).

Scrabble Score: 13

rightness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rightness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rightness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

rightness is a valid Words With Friends word