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Correctness

The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the correctness of a text or copy.

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Impeccability 76% connected

the quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.

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Properness 76% connected

The quality of being proper.

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Propriety 76% connected

Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Correct 74% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 74% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Right 74% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 74% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Correct 66% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 66% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Incorrect 66% connected

Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

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Incorrect 66% connected

Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Wrong 66% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Wrong 66% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Synonym 1

Rightness 92% connected

Straightness; as, the rightness of a line.

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Incorrectness 94% connected

The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundanc…

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Incorrectness 94% connected

The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundanc…

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Ability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 86% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 86% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Aridity noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Asset noun · 86% connection

a useful or valuable quality

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Atmosphere noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Attraction noun · 86% connection

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"

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Aura noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Bad noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Badness noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Barrenness noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Believability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Brachycephalism noun · 86% connection

the quality of being brachycephalic

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Brachycephaly noun · 86% connection

the quality of being brachycephalic

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Credibility noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Credibleness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Words connected by meaning

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Borrow verb · 78% connection

To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: correct, opinions, manners, taste, writing.
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Build verb · 78% connection

To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to…

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Cohesion noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.; "While l…

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Copy noun · 78% connection

An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addiso…

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Corrupt adjective · 78% connection

Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.

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Criterion noun · 78% connection

A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming…

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Cynicism noun · 78% connection

The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous…

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Dialogism noun · 78% connection

the use in a text of different tones or viewpoints, whose interaction or contradiction is important to the text's interpretation.; "Wh…

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Dummy noun · 78% connection

An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in s…

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Engross verb · 78% connection

To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. e., in large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible characters; as, to engro…

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Exact adjective · 78% connection

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; tr…

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Exemplification noun · 78% connection

A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.

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