uprightness

2 definitions found

uprightness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Uprightness \Up"right`ness\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`n[e^]s), n.
     the quality or state of being upright.
     [1913 Webster]

uprightness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  uprightness
      n 1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: erectness,
           uprightness]
      2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: verticality,
         verticalness, erectness, uprightness]
      3: righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
         [syn: uprightness, rectitude]