noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being correct
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
correctitude
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noun
Meaning 2
correct or appropriate behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: propriety, properness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
Narrower terms: decorum, decorousness, appropriateness, rightness, correctness, good form, priggishness, primness, modesty, reserve, seemliness, grace, decency
History
Etymology
From correct + -itude.