rightness
part of speech
noun (rightness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Rightness is the quality of being morally right, good or fair. tree →
2) Rightness is also the quality of being correct or suitable. tree →
sense in the lessons
In ethics and religious education, people discuss the rightness or wrongness of actions, for example whether telling a lie to protect a friend is right. In formal writing it also means fit or suitable: "the rightness of the choice". Phrases: "the rightness of", "a sense of rightness", "rightness and wrongness".
examples
- We debated the rightness of keeping animals in zoos. tree →
- She was sure of the rightness of her decision. tree →
- (formal) The judge thought carefully about the rightness of the punishment. tree →
- There was a feeling of rightness when all the puzzle pieces fit. tree →
- Philosophers ask what gives an action its rightness. tree →
- He never doubted the rightness of standing up to the bully. tree →
note
Uncountable. It is a fairly formal word; in everyday speech you'd say "whether it is right". Opposite: wrongness. Related: righteousness (a church word for being good in God's eyes).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rightness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.