English noun: correctness | |||
| 1. | correctness (attribute) conformity to fact or truth | ||
| Synonyms | rightness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Attribute | correct, incorrect, right, wrong | ||
| Antonyms | incorrectness, wrongness | ||
| 2. | correctness (attribute) the quality of conformity to social expectations | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correctitude, properness, propriety | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | faultlessness, impeccability, political correctitude, political correctness | ||
| Antonyms | incorrectness | ||