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rightnesses

rightnesses is the plural of rightness.

Meaning of rightness

Noun

rightness (usually uncountable, plural rightnesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic of being right; correctness.
    Antonyms:
    error, wrongness
  2. (countable, usually) The result or product of being right; something correct.
  3. (usually) The property of being on, or moving toward, the right.
    • I think we are inclined to think the leftness and rightness can be represented because there is a word in our language that means left, and another that means right, and we understand those words.1996, Robert Cummins, Representations, Targets, and Attitudes, page 105
    Antonyms:
    leftness

Questions about rightnesses

What is rightnesses the plural of?
Rightnesses is the plural of rightness.

Words near rightnesses in the dictionary

  1. rightminded
  2. rightmindedly
  3. rightmindedness
  4. rightmost
  5. rightness
  6. rightnesses
  7. righto
  8. rightoid
  9. rightoids
  10. Rightpondia
  11. Rightpondian

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