Meaning

noun the property of being upright in posture

noun position at right angles to the horizon

noun righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

originEtymology tree English upright Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uprightness From upright + -ness.

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