Uprightness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uprightness \Up"right`ness\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`n[e^]s), n.
     the quality or state of being upright.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  uprightness
       n 1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: {erectness}]
       2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticality},
           {verticalness}, {erectness}]
       3: uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
          [syn: {rectitude}]