rectitude
noun
[ ˈrɛktɪtjuːd ]
• morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness.
• "Mattie is a model of rectitude"
Similar:
righteousness,
goodness,
virtue,
moral virtue,
morality,
honour,
honourableness,
integrity,
principle,
probity,
honesty,
right-mindedness,
trustworthiness,
truthfulness,
uprightness,
upstandingness,
good character,
scrupulousness,
decency,
fairness,
equity,
justice,
principles,
ethics,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting straightness): from Old French, from late Latin rectitudo, from Latin rectus ‘right, straight’.
