oughtness

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Synonyms: tightness, rightness, toughness, lightness, roughness, doughiness, outness, doughtiness

Antonyms: tightness, rightness, toughness, lightness, roughness, doughiness, outness, doughtiness

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|philosophy}} In [[ethics]], the quality which makes an [[action]] [[dutiful]] or [[morally]] [[obligatory]].<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed. (2004)</ref>
2. {{lb|en|rare}} The [[state]] or [[characteristic]] of something's being as it ought to be; [[rightness]].<ref>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
3. {{lb|en|rare}} The [[obligatoriness]] of future [[action]]s or future [[state of affairs|states of affairs]] which are morally worthy of being produced through human effort.

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