oughtness Meaning & Definition
What Does Oughtness Mean?
As a noun, oughtness means In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory. It is also used to mean The state or characteristic of something's being as it ought to be; rightness.
Oughtness Definition (Noun)
- In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.
- The state or characteristic of something's being as it ought to be; rightness.
- The obligatoriness of future actions or future states of affairs which are morally worthy of being produced through human effort.
Synonyms of Oughtness
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Oughtness synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
oughtness (countable and uncountable, plural oughtnesses)
Words That Rhyme With Oughtness
Origin of Oughtness
From ought + -ness.