Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rightness

/ɹˈaɪtnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: right-ness
IPA: /ɹˈaɪtnəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being right; correctness.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being right; something correct.

Countable

noun

The property of being on, or moving toward, the right.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English rightnesse, riȝtnesse, rihtnesse, from Old English rihtnes, rehtnis, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī (“rightness, justice”), equivalent to right + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian rjochtens (“rightness”), Middle Dutch rechtenesse (“rightness, justification”), Old High German rehtnissa (“justice”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-, rightnesse, rihtnes, *rehtanassī
Suffix: right

Usage

Inflected Forms

rightnesses (plural)

Synonyms

justness nicety correctness appropriateness

Antonyms

error wrongness leftness

Rhymes With

brightness whiteness lightness tightness politeness forthrightness

Questions

How do you pronounce rightness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaɪtnəs/.
What does rightness mean?: The characteristic of being right; correctness.
Where does rightness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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