straightness

noun

Definition of straightnessnext
as in uprightness

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  1. integrity
  2. morality
  3. virtue
  4. goodness
  5. rectitude
  6. probity
  7. honesty
  8. attention
Noun
  • Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the election was peaceful and secure, and that malicious activity had no significant impact on the integrity of the process.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Ivana Saric Nov 1, 2024 - Politics & Policy GOP secretaries of state swat down election conspiracies while Trump sows doubts Republican secretaries of state in crucial battleground states are combating baseless conspiracies to undermine the integrity of the 2024 election.
    Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • Protests erupted across Iran in 2022 against the dress code following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • No Country for Old Men (2007) — A tense thriller set in Texas, exploring themes of morality and the impact of violence.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of morality
Noun
  • The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Inside the arena, local politicians – some famous, some not – warmed up the crowd by extolling the virtues of Trump and the Republicans.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of virtue
Noun
  • As if that’s not enticing enough, the bright citrusy granola also boasts unsweetened coconut, puffed amaranth, chia seeds, and flaxseed meal for lots of layers of nutty, earthy goodness.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That mindful goodness, paired with the cool breeze through my open-air treatment room and the sound of the water around me, created the most blissful experience that just melted away my stressful travel day.
    Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Civil War is unconvinced of many things: that journalism will save us, that democracy will endure, that the left or the right has any purchase on rectitude.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Sheridan's Jamie has a quiet courage and sense of moral rectitude, which contrasts with Terry's more erratic approach to police work.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of rectitude
Noun
  • But the arrival in the emerging world of financial globalization, with its demands of political and institutional stability, financial supervision, and monetary and fiscal probity, proved far more damaging.
    Alan M. Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
  • There are questions of law and questions of decency, and even those who skirt the outer limits of the law attempt to keep up an appearance of probity.
    Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of probity
Noun
  • Social interaction and romance require honesty and integrity.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • However, to expect unconditional honesty and closeness during a first date raises several red flags—and the same goes for expecting it to be returned.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • Quarterback Fernando Mendoza promised the Bears will quickly turn their attention to Stanford.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The complaints about the lack of attention to requests from Latino residents and accusations of discrimination will also go to the trial, the judge said.
    Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of attention
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