What is "correctness" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does correctness mean in English? Meaning of correctness definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "correctness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "correctness": conformity to fact or truth

Noun

  • Meaning: conformity to fact or truth
  • Synonyms: correctness rightness
  • Hypernyms: quality
  • Antonyms: incorrectness wrongness
  • Meaning of "correctness": the quality of conformity to social expectations

    Noun

  • Meaning: the quality of conformity to social expectations
  • Synonyms: correctness
  • Hyponyms: faultlessness impeccability political correctitude political correctness
  • Hypernyms: correctitude properness propriety
  • Antonyms: incorrectness
  • Synonyms:

    truth, exactitude, precision, regularity, preciseness, fidelity, exactness, faultlessness, definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, decorum, civility, rightness, decency, fitness, orderliness, properness, decorousness, seemliness, order, correctitude, bon ton, good breeding,

    Antonyms:

    inaccuracy, flaw, imperfection, incorrectness, wrong, impropriety, infidelity, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness, imprecision, inexactness, fault, impreciseness, unacceptableness, indecency, flaw, imperfection, inaccuracy, incorrectness, wrong, impropriety, infidelity, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness, rudeness, fault, inexactness, impreciseness, unacceptableness,

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    correctness in English: correctness
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