rectitude
C2CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister
General noun
Morally correct behaviour and strict adherence to principle.
His moral rectitude would not permit even the smallest white lie.
Business noun
Uprightness and correctness in moral conduct.
Investors backed the new chief executive as much for her reputation for rectitude as for her operational record.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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