rectitude

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/, /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/, /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/ === Noun === rectitude (countable and uncountable, plural rectitudes) Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.] Synonyms: rectilinearity, straightness (now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.] Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: honesty, integrity, morality; see also Thesaurus:probity ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:rectitude. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “rectitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === certitude == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɛk.ti.tyd/ Homophone: rectitudes Hyphenation: rec‧ti‧tude === Noun === rectitude f (plural rectitudes) rectitude ==== Derived terms ==== rectitude politique === Further reading === “rectitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === certitude