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Noun: uprightness  úp-rIt-nus
  1. The property of being upright in posture
    - erectness
     
  2. Position at right angles to the horizon
    - verticality, verticalness, erectness
     
  3. Righteousness as a consequence of being honourable and honest
    - rectitude

Derived forms: uprightnesses

See also: upright

Type of: position, righteousness, spatial relation, stance

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