uprightnessn.

Brit.

/ˈʌprʌɪtnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌraɪtnᵻs/

Etymology: < upright adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The state or condition of being sincere, honest, or just; equity or justness in respect of principle or practice; upright quality or conduct; moral integrity or rectitude.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun]

doomc825

righteOE

evennessOE

lawc1175

righteouslaikc1175

judgementc1300

righteousheada1325

justice1340

rightfulnessa1387

justnessc1443

fairnessc1450

rightfulhoodc1475

rightheada1500

uprightness1541

righteoushood1543

rightship1793

just-mindedness1838

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun]

righteousnesseOE

rightnessOE

justice1340

rightfulnessa1350

right wiseness1447

justnessc1450

droiture1483

rectitude1509

uprightness1541

erectness1646

principle1653

right-mindedness1767

perpendicular1823

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun]

heartliness1435

singleness1526

fidelity1534

unfeignedness1535

sincereness1537

uprightness1541

integrity1548

entireness1549

sincerity1557

reality1616

realty1619

single-heartedness1642

plain-heartedness1647

single-mindedness1833

genuineness1841

1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xii. f. 22 He loued Syncerytie, vulgarly called vprightnesse.

1571 Act 13 Eliz. c. 11 §2 Any..Subjectes using upryghtnes and trueth in the barrelling of such Fishe.

1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Life Agricola in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. 242 Agricola..caryed himselfe easily with great vprightnes and iustice.

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer vii. 1553 They of my uprightnesse judge amisse.

1668 J. Owen Nature Indwelling-sin vi. 72 Accordingly his design is to walk before God, and his frame is sincerity and uprightness therein.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 92 Those who preserve their Uprightness,..raise themselves to a more secure State of Virtue.

1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. vi. 192 A canted uprightness and seeming piety.

1820 P. B. Shelley Ode to Liberty vii, in Prometheus Unbound 212 Many a deed of terrible uprightness By thy sweet love was sanctified.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 60 Veracity, uprightness, and manly boldness were then, as now, qualities eminently English.

1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iii. 72 The Sage..maintains a perfect uprightness and pursues the heavenly way without the slightest deflection.

b. Const. of (conduct, etc.).

ΚΠ

1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Kings iii. 6 He walked..in vprightnes of heart with thee.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Sulpicius in Panoplie Epist. 22 Modestie of life and uprightnesse of manners.

?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. A 4 Diuers of worship haue reported, his vprightnes of dealing.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 42 The uprightnesse of his ways.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 152 Cleared by the Uprightnesse of his own Intention.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians Ded. The uprightness of my intentions as to the information here given.

1795 Gentleman's Mag. 65 543/1 Integrity of heart and uprightness of intention.

1831 J. Sinclair Corr. II. 393 [He] was distinguished by..great uprightness of conduct.

2. The state or character of being erect, vertical, or upright; erect or vertical attitude; erectness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [noun] > condition of being vertical or upright

bolt-uprightnessc1405

perpendicularness1606

uprightness1645

erectness1646

verticality1799

verticalism1860

1645 E. Waller Chloris in Poems 180 So the fayre tree..In stormes from that uprightnesse swerves.

1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Derechura, straightness, uprightness.

1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) II. lxxix. 114 The uprightness of the pilaster.

a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. vi. 110 Mrs. Croft..had a squareness, uprightness, and vigour of form.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xix. 143 The poor things had lost their uprightness.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Mar. 7/1 The rigid uprightness of his collars.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	uprightness
释义	uprightnessn. Brit. /ˈʌprʌɪtnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈəpˌraɪtnᵻs/ Etymology: < upright adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The state or condition of being sincere, honest, or just; equity or justness in respect of principle or practice; upright quality or conduct; moral integrity or rectitude. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] doomc825 righteOE evennessOE lawc1175 righteouslaikc1175 judgementc1300 righteousheada1325 justice1340 rightfulnessa1387 justnessc1443 fairnessc1450 rightfulhoodc1475 rightheada1500 uprightness1541 righteoushood1543 rightship1793 just-mindedness1838 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] righteousnesseOE rightnessOE justice1340 rightfulnessa1350 right wiseness1447 justnessc1450 droiture1483 rectitude1509 uprightness1541 erectness1646 principle1653 right-mindedness1767 perpendicular1823 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] heartliness1435 singleness1526 fidelity1534 unfeignedness1535 sincereness1537 uprightness1541 integrity1548 entireness1549 sincerity1557 reality1616 realty1619 single-heartedness1642 plain-heartedness1647 single-mindedness1833 genuineness1841 1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xii. f. 22 He loued Syncerytie, vulgarly called vprightnesse. 1571 Act 13 Eliz. c. 11 §2 Any..Subjectes using upryghtnes and trueth in the barrelling of such Fishe. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Life Agricola in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. 242 Agricola..caryed himselfe easily with great vprightnes and iustice. 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer vii. 1553 They of my uprightnesse judge amisse. 1668 J. Owen Nature Indwelling-sin vi. 72 Accordingly his design is to walk before God, and his frame is sincerity and uprightness therein. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 92 Those who preserve their Uprightness,..raise themselves to a more secure State of Virtue. 1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. vi. 192 A canted uprightness and seeming piety. 1820 P. B. Shelley Ode to Liberty vii, in Prometheus Unbound 212 Many a deed of terrible uprightness By thy sweet love was sanctified. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 60 Veracity, uprightness, and manly boldness were then, as now, qualities eminently English. 1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iii. 72 The Sage..maintains a perfect uprightness and pursues the heavenly way without the slightest deflection. b. Const. of (conduct, etc.). ΚΠ 1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Kings iii. 6 He walked..in vprightnes of heart with thee. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Sulpicius in Panoplie Epist. 22 Modestie of life and uprightnesse of manners. ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. A 4 Diuers of worship haue reported, his vprightnes of dealing. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 42 The uprightnesse of his ways. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 152 Cleared by the Uprightnesse of his own Intention. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians Ded. The uprightness of my intentions as to the information here given. 1795 Gentleman's Mag. 65 543/1 Integrity of heart and uprightness of intention. 1831 J. Sinclair Corr. II. 393 [He] was distinguished by..great uprightness of conduct. 2. The state or character of being erect, vertical, or upright; erect or vertical attitude; erectness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [noun] > condition of being vertical or upright bolt-uprightnessc1405 perpendicularness1606 uprightness1645 erectness1646 verticality1799 verticalism1860 1645 E. Waller Chloris in Poems 180 So the fayre tree..In stormes from that uprightnesse swerves. 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Derechura, straightness, uprightness. 1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) II. lxxix. 114 The uprightness of the pilaster. a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. vi. 110 Mrs. Croft..had a squareness, uprightness, and vigour of form. View more context for this quotation 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xix. 143 The poor things had lost their uprightness. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Mar. 7/1 The rigid uprightness of his collars. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1541
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