Synonyms for uprightness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhp-rahyt, uhp-rahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt |
Définition of uprightness
Origin :- Old English upriht, from up "up" + riht "right." Similar compounds are found in other Germanic languages (cf. Old Frisian upriucht, Middle Dutch oprecht, Old High German ufreht, German aufrecht, Old Norse uprettr). Figurative sense of "good, honest" is first attested 1520s. The noun in the sense of "something standing erect" is from 1742.
- THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT. A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall. ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1811]The bent-over rear-entry posture they are talking about, of course, is kubda, the three-obol position at the bottom-end of a prostitute's price-range. [James N. Davidson, "Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens," 1997]
- noun dignity
- There is a truthfulness in action as well as in words, which is essential to uprightness of character.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- That he did this shows the great trust which he placed in their uprightness.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- I knew him; he was not a genius, but he had at least a great deal of uprightness and energy.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Cornwood was smart, if he was nothing else in the way of honesty and uprightness.
- Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
- You could see that he spoke with earnestness and from the uprightness of his soul.
- Extract from : « Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 » by Jasper Danckaerts
- I saw it in her posture, in the pallor of her cheeks and the uprightness of her carriage.
- Extract from : « The Forsaken Inn » by Anna Katharine Green
- It is enough that I am conscious of my own uprightness and that I say, Find the child!
- Extract from : « The Millionaire Baby » by Anna Katharine Green
- She has to see that he walks in paths of truth and uprightness.
- Extract from : « The Khaki Kook Book » by Mary Kennedy Core
- The subtlety of his wit does not affect the uprightness of his character.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 » by Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
- If they are convinced of my uprightness, let them defend me.
- Extract from : « The Empress Josephine » by Louise Muhlbach
Antonyms for uprightness
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