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I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.
Branch Rickey

Meaning of "uprightness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPRIGHTNESS

uprightness  [ˈʌpˌraɪtnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPRIGHTNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uprightness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UPRIGHTNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uprightness in the English dictionary

The definition of uprightness in the dictionary is the condition of being vertical or erect. Other definition of uprightness is the condition of being honest, honourable, or just.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPRIGHTNESS


adroitness
əˈdrɔɪtnɪs
appropriateness
əˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs
aquafitness
ˈækwəˌfɪtnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
eyewitness
ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
forthrightness
ˈfɔːθraɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
impoliteness
ˌɪmpəˈlaɪtnɪs
lateness
ˈleɪtnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
politeness
pəˈlaɪtnɪs
reconditeness
rɪˈkɒndaɪtnɪs
rightness
ˈraɪtnɪs
slightness
ˈslaɪtnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
triteness
ˈtraɪtnɪs
unfitness
ʌnˈfɪtnɪs
whiteness
ˈwaɪtnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPRIGHTNESS

uprate
upreach
uprear
uprest
upright
upright freezer
upright piano
upright vacuum cleaner
uprighteously
uprightly
uprisal
uprise
uprisen
upriser
uprising
upriver
uproar
uproarious
uproariously
uproariousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPRIGHTNESS

adeptness
alertness
aptness
bluntness
business
compactness
correctness
expert witness
flatness
hotness
physical fitness
pleasantness
political correctness
promptness
robustness
shortness
softness
sweetness
tartness
vastness
wetness

Synonyms and antonyms of uprightness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPRIGHTNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uprightness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uprightness

Translation of «uprightness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPRIGHTNESS

Find out the translation of uprightness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uprightness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uprightness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正直
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rectitud
570 millions of speakers

English

uprightness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुचिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستقامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

честность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retidão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ন্যায়পরায়ণতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intégrité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketegasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechtschaffenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真っすぐさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정직
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jujur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngay thẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செம்மையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

namusluluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rigore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чесність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

probitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opregtheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uprightness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rettskaffenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uprightness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPRIGHTNESS»

The term «uprightness» is normally little used and occupies the 115.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPRIGHTNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uprightness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uprightness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uprightness

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2 QUOTES WITH «UPRIGHTNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uprightness.
1
Georg Brandes
I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.
2
Branch Rickey
I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPRIGHTNESS»

Discover the use of uprightness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uprightness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychic and economic results of man's physical uprightness
All four were traced to the earliest period of man's existence, and to physical uprightness, through the survival of the fittest, as a cause. A vast amount of evidence, drawn from the reports of travelers who have lived for many years in barbarous ...
T.W. Heineman
2
Psychic and Economic Results of Man's Physical Uprightness
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Theodore William Heineman, 2009
3
The Works of Samuel Clarke: Sermons on several subjects. ...
%dly, Further yet; Neither can the Words of the Text be so interpreted, as if Solomon meant to speak of That particular Uprightness, wherein our first Parent was created in Paradise ; in opposition to that general State of Corruption, which has ...
Samuel Clarke, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress), 1738
4
Works, Containing Sermons on Several Subjects
Spirit : So, when the Preacher declares in the Text, that God did make Man upright; 'tis manifest it must be understood, that he created him with the Uprightness, not of an Angel, but of -xMan; with such an Uprightness, as is compatible to a frail, ...
Samuel Clarke, 1738
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The works
Spirit : So, when the Preacher declares in the Text, that God did make Man up- v „ , * right; 'tis manifest it must be understood, that he created him with the Uprightness, not of an Angel, but of a Man ; with such an Uprightness, as is compatible to ...
Samuel II Clarke, 1738
6
Deconstruction: A Reader
Concerned only with itself, such speech would, in this return, run the risk of turning away from what is here our law - and the law as straightforwardness or uprightness [droiture]: to speak straight on, to address oneself directly to the other , and ...
Martin McQuillan, 2001
7
Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Translation
The Gentiles who were not following1 after uprightness have obtained uprightness, even the uprightness that is from faith. 31 But Israel, who was following after the law of uprightness, did not obtain the law of uprightness. 32 Because of what?
Janet M. Magiera, 2006
8
The Work of Mourning
This word droiture — "straightforwardness" or "uprightness" — is another word that I began to hear otherwise and to learn when it came to me from Emmanuel Levinas. Of all the places where he speaks of uprightness, what first comes to mind ...
Jacques Derrida, Pascale-Anne Brault, Michael Naas, 2003
9
The Impeccable Christ
were no prescribed form by which to measure uprightness? Adam did not have, as was the case with Israel, the law written upon tables of stone; it was written upon his mind. The knowledge of uprightness was created in him. This uprightness ...
W. E. Best, 2003
10
The Many Faces of Virtue
—Psalm 11:7 While there are many allusions to the virtue of “uprightness” in the Old Testament, it is scarcely ever mentioned in today's secular world. Uprightness, nonetheless, remains an essential virtue, and one, in fact, that genuinely ...
Donald DeMarco, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPRIGHTNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uprightness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ikpeazu, Okorocha, Wada, Felicitate With Muslims, Preach …
Ikpeazu, Okorocha, Wada, Felicitate With Muslims, Preach Uprightness. By Gordi Udeajah (Umuahia), Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri), John Akubo (Lokoja) and ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Buhari, Osinbajo to Make Assets Public after CCB's Verification
... confidence they have shown in their leaders' integrity, as evidenced by the high pedestal of uprightness and expectations on which they have placed them.”. «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
3
First Non-Japanese Shinto Priest Rev. Koichi Barrish Discusses his …
“The qualities we seek to cultivate are sincerity, brightness, and uprightness.” Rev. Barrish: Human beings are the children of the Kamisama. We are the “divided ... «World Religion News, Jun 15»
4
Upright IAS officer found dead
An IAS officer, who had made a mark in administration for his uprightness, was found dead at his official flat with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide. «Business Standard, Mar 15»
5
Buhari'll Instill Discipline, Uprightness In Nigerians – Amaechi Assures
Amaechi said that Nigerians need change and confirmed that Buhari would force change on corrupt residents, instill discipline and uprightness in Nigerians, ... «NAIJ.COM, Feb 15»
6
Why our system ignores upright and competent civil servants?
Zulfiqar Cheema, a police officer with unmatched integrity, honesty, uprightness and professionalism, has retired but has always remained misfit in the corrupt ... «The News International, Jan 15»
7
Book Review: 'How to Be a Victorian” by Ruth Goodman
... extended into a social pressure demanding that one do so—a fashion that dovetailed with popular notions of feminine moral uprightness and self-discipline. «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
8
Love Enough: Dionne Brand's latest presents Toronto in new light
The city's third poet laureate (2009–2012), Brand does not share the view of its founders; not for her the puritanical uprightness of the Protestant United Empire ... «The Globe and Mail, Oct 14»
9
Ebola and Obama
What did the American voters know about the prudence and uprightness of this untried man they elected president, as a result of his glib rhetoric and his racial ... «National Review Online, Oct 14»
10
CHRIS EUBANK SR ON HIS SON, WATSON, BENN, TONEY, NUNN …
A warrior does not look disinterested or with a downward gaze; you are meant to portray uprightness, (and) rectitude, because you are truth – you are genuinely ... «Now Boxing, Jul 14»

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