Antonyms for correctitude
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-rek-ti-tood, -tyood |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud |
Definition of correctitude
- As in correctness : noun propriety
- As in decorum : noun appropriate behavior, good manners
- The German sense of correctitude was deeply shocked by this outbreak.
- Extract from : « The War in the Air » by Herbert George Wells
- Next there followed a few reflections of a correctitude so remarkable that I have no choice but to quote them.
- Extract from : « Dead Souls » by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Her correctitude was, no doubt, made still more correct by an unemotional disposition.
- Extract from : « The Love Affairs of Lord Byron » by Francis Henry Gribble
- Unfortunately for her success, she had the correctitude to ask Lord Salisbury's permission.
- Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
Synonyms for correctitude
- bon ton
- breeding
- civility
- conduct
- convenance
- convention
- correctitude
- correctness
- courtliness
- decency
- decorousness
- decorum
- demeanor
- deportment
- dignity
- etiquette
- fitness
- form
- formality
- gentility
- good breeding
- good grace
- gravity
- habits
- order
- orderliness
- politeness
- politesse
- properness
- propriety
- protocol
- punctilio
- respectability
- rightness
- seemliness
- tact
- usage
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