correctness

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kɝˈɛktnəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #40627

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being free from mistakes; being right.

The teacher checked the correctness of every answer on the test.
2

noun
The quality of following accepted social rules or standards.

Political correctness shapes how many people speak in public today.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being free... rightness

Opposites

incorrectness

Word family

Derived forms hyper-correctnesspseudocorrectness

Related forms correctedness

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Phrases (1)

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political correctness
care in language and behavior to avoid excluding or insulting disadvantaged groups

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From correct + -ness.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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