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
  • Decisions as simple as a window placement can have cascading effects on energy performance, structural integrity and occupant comfort.
    Francesco Iorio, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • Carter used his political anonymity to his advantage, running as an outsider who could bring to Washington just the type of integrity and personal morality needed in the aftermath of the Watergate era.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Elected in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia, ran as a Washington outsider and rose to the White House with a strong sense of morality, an engineer's mind and a progressive, moderate approach to governing.
    Grace Segers, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of morality
Noun
  • Houston’s odds are enhanced by virtue of their home matchup against the Chargers and then a potential game against a Chiefs team that is analytically penalized for scraping out so many close wins.
    Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, turned to Kimberly Clausing, a former member of the Biden administration and the author of a book extolling the virtues of free trade.
    Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of virtue
Noun
  • Thank goodness the fight is at night or one of them might be put off by a glint of sunlight like receiver CeeDee Lamb.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Words cannot express how good my skin looked, oh my goodness.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Even 456, for all his moral rectitude, seems panicked.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Fiscal rectitude may only come to reign after a few bond market tantrums.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of rectitude
Noun
  • Carter’s outsider status, coupled with his evident probity, provided a tonic to an electorate weary of Watergate and Richard Nixon’s endless prevarications.
    Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The dilemma recalls Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool and Where the Sidewalk Ends, post-WWII films about personal probity but without the melodramatic hype that cheapened both.
    Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of probity
Noun
  • Her honesty and integrity in standing up for the citizens of San Diego can teach us all.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • There's definitely a midwestern quality, a good, wholesome honesty that comes with her to New York.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • Quarterback Matthew Stafford said that the Vikings were receiving the Rams’ full attention while the Rams were at the team’s facility in Woodland Hills.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The legal battle over TikTok has attracted unusual attention due to its political and cultural significance.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of attention
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