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rightness

rightness

1 4.8
Being correct or true according to the facts
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪtnəs/
translation icon : corrección
  • The committee evaluated the rightness of the decision before announcing it to the public.
  • rightness or wrongness

Now that's where we're heading, what he's going to call a little bit later the pure notion, the rightness, right?

Examples

  • Madison exhorted men to stand up to the government by deliberating the rightness of its actions.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Besides, by now, the rightness of her project had come to seem self-evident.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • It's good to know and to see evidence of the rightness of it.

    Blog text (4)

  • I cannot imagine that you will convince a single person of the rightness of your views by taking this approach.

    Blog text (4)

  • There is much discussion these days on the rightness and wrongness of same-sex marriage.

    Blog text (8)

  • I have monitored your broadcast for the past few nights, and have concluded that you are qualified to confirm the rightness of the decision I have been forced to make.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Of course—why hadn't he seen the rightness of this when Simon first mentioned the possibility?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The professor discussed the rightness of the argument based on historical evidence.

  • Many people believe in the rightness of their beliefs and try to persuade others to agree.

Synonyms

truth
vsrightness
∞ 1.0

A fact that shows how things really are

is the quality of agreeing with such facts or reality
correctness
vsrightness
8 3.5

A state of being accurate and matching facts or rules

is the general quality of matching fact and reality
factness
vsrightness
1 8.3

How much something is shown or said to be true

refers to the underlying agreement with fact rather than presentation
trueness
vsrightness
6.5

How accurate something is compared with facts or a standard

is broader, covering overall agreement with fact rather than exactness
factualness
vsrightness
5.8

The degree to which something matches true information or real events

is broader, covering general agreement with fact beyond sources
properness
vsrightness
6.5

Being correct and appropriate for a situation

concerns agreement with fact or reality, not situational fit
correctitude
vsrightness
9.9

Behavior that follows rules people expect

focuses on factual or truth agreement rather than proper conduct

Antonyms

wrongness
1 5.4

A state of being not correct based on facts

How Correct

exactness
2 4.1
correctness
8 3.5
rightness
1 4.8

Surface Forms

rightness singular
rightnesses plural

Morphology

rightness = right (transparent) = right + ness

The word 'rightness' is transparently derived from 'right' with the addition of the suffix '-ness' to indicate a state or quality.

Etymology

Rightness comes from the same base right, which also means 'correct' or 'true' and is the word we use for a 'right' answer. So rightness can mean being in agreement with the facts or being correct.