rec·ti·tude
Look at other dictionaries:
rec|ti|tude — «REHK tuh tood, tyood», noun. 1. upright conduct or character; honesty; righteousness: »The name of Brutus would be a guaranty to the people of rectitude of intention (James A. Froude). SYNONYM(S): integrity, virtue. 2. correctness: »rectitude of … Useful english dictionary
tude — adap·ti·tude; al·ti·tude; am·pli·tude; ap·ti·tude; as·sue·tude; be·at·i·tude; cer·ti·tude; con·sue·tude; cor·rec·ti·tude; cras·si·tude; de·crep·i·tude; de·fin·i·tude; des·ue·tude; dul·ci·tude; ex·ac·ti·tude; fin·i·tude; for·ti·tude; grat·i·tude;… … English syllables
rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… … English syllables
rectitude — rec·ti·tude … English syllables
rectitude — rec|ti|tude [ˈrektıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin rectitudo, from Latin rectus; RECTIFY] behaviour that is honest and morally correct … Dictionary of contemporary English
rectitude — rec|ti|tude [ rektı,tud ] noun uncount FORMAL a very moral and correct way of behaving: moral rectitude … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rectitude — rec•ti•tude [[t]ˈrɛk tɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue; righteousness 2) correctness 3) straightness • Etymology: 1400–50; < MF < LL rēctitūdō straightness < L rēct(us) right … From formal English to slang
ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… … English syllables
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
Rectitude — Rec ti*tude (r?k t?*t?d), n. [L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See {Right}.] 1. Straightness. [R.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
