rightness

Example Sentences

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Watching these two men realize their mutual Mr. Rightness is the chief pleasure of “Bros,” especially since Macfarlane, with his easygoing vibes and puppy-dog eyes, makes such a natural foil for Eichner’s unbridled exuberance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Rightness is an ongoing commitment not to let yourself drift to the easier, tempting relationship when no part of you is in the mood to deal with the difficult relationship.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021

Their wives scorn elegance in favor of unobtrusive Rightness, are kindly amused by the Locals, find butlers ostentatious and profess a terror of intellectuals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well, Good Counsel is a Rightness of deliberation, and so the first question must regard the nature and objects of deliberation.

From Ethics by Aristotle

Since then deliberating well is a quality of men possessed of Practical Wisdom, Good Counsel must be "Rightness in respect of what conduces to a given End, of which Practical Wisdom is the true conception."

From Ethics by Aristotle