Antonyms for turpitude

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tur-pi-tood, -tyood

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

Definition of turpitude

Origin : "depravity, infamy," late 15c., from Middle French turpitude (early 15c.), from Latin turpitudinem (nominative turpitudo) "baseness," from turpis "vile, ugly, base, shameful," used in both the moral and the physical senses; of unknown origin. Perhaps originally "what one turns away from" (cf. Latin trepit "he turns").

noun depravity

Example sentences :

If this turpitude were published, it would be said that he had fathered it.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

The moral quality of the act is the same; the difference is wholly in the degree of turpitude.
Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott

I know the turpitude of these crows, and their lack of respect for merit and birth.
Extract from : « The Mesmerist's Victim » by Alexandre Dumas

It needs no argument to prove the turpitude of such a people.
Extract from : « The Way to Abolish Slavery » by Charles Stearns

Just then, however, writing out the story of his turpitude, she must needs have him in her mind.
Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day

With him Nero could always throw off the mask, and display the depths of his own turpitude.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar

The whole earth seemed to him to be made of glass to reveal his turpitude.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar

But now the turpitude and guilt of the Executive were revealed.
Extract from : « The Exiles of Florida » by Joshua R. Giddings

From the turpitude of her daughter's conduct, she proceeded to its consequences.
Extract from : « Self-control » by Mary Brunton

Note them well, for they are the measure of English turpitude.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, May 24, 1916 » by Various

Synonyms for turpitude

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