Words that rhyme with rectitude
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altitude
n 1: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" [syn: altitude, height] 2: the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) 3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT] -
amplitude
n 1: (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave 2: the property of copious abundance [syn: amplitude, bountifulness, bounty] 3: greatness of magnitude -
aptitude
n 1: inherent ability [ant: inaptitude] -
attitude
n 1: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" [syn: attitude, mental attitude] 2: the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: position, posture, attitude] 3: a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" 4: position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) -
beatitude
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness, beatitude, beatification] 2: one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'" -
certitude
n 1: total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence] -
consuetude
n 1: a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law -
correctitude
n 1: correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] [ant: improperness, impropriety] -
decrepitude
n 1: a state of deterioration due to old age or long use [syn: decrepitude, dilapidation] -
denude
v 1: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: denude, bare, denudate, strip] -
desuetude
n 1: a state of inactivity or disuse -
disquietude
n 1: feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude] -
dissimilitude
n 1: dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness [syn: unlikeness, dissimilitude] [ant: alikeness, likeness, similitude] -
etude
n 1: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity -
exactitude
n 1: the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" [syn: exactness, exactitude] [ant: inexactitude, inexactness] -
exude
v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze] 2: make apparent by one's mood or behavior; "She exudes great confidence" -
finitude
n 1: the quality of being finite [syn: finiteness, finitude, boundedness] [ant: boundlessness, infiniteness, infinitude, limitlessness, unboundedness] -
fortitude
n 1: strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage -
gratitude
n 1: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help" [ant: ingratitude, ungratefulness] -
habitude
n 1: habitual mode of behavior -
inaptitude
n 1: a lack of aptitude [ant: aptitude] -
incertitude
n 1: the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness] [ant: certainty] -
ineptitude
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] 2: having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" [syn: worthlessness, ineptitude] [ant: worth] -
inexactitude
n 1: the quality of being inaccurate and having errors [syn: inexactness, inexactitude] [ant: exactitude, exactness] -
infinitude
n 1: an infinite quantity 2: the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, boundlessness, limitlessness] [ant: boundedness, finiteness, finitude] -
ingratitude
n 1: a lack of gratitude [syn: ingratitude, ungratefulness] [ant: gratitude] -
lassitude
n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness] 2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: languor, lassitude, listlessness] 3: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness] -
latitude
n 1: the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself 2: freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money" 3: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel] 4: scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction -
longitude
n 1: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich -
magnitude
n 1: the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" 2: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 [syn: order of magnitude, magnitude] 3: relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude" -
multitude
n 1: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack] 2: a large gathering of people [syn: multitude, throng, concourse] 3: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed] -
negritude
n 1: an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage -
platitude
n 1: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide] -
plenitude
n 1: a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" [syn: plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude] -
prelude
n 1: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: preliminary, overture, prelude] 2: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera v 1: serve as a prelude or opening to 2: play as a prelude -
promptitude
n 1: the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn: promptness, promptitude] -
pulchritude
n 1: physical beauty (especially of a woman) -
quietude
n 1: a state of peace and quiet [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude] -
servitude
n 1: state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; "penal servitude" -
similitude
n 1: similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness" [syn: likeness, alikeness, similitude] [ant: dissimilitude, unlikeness] 2: a duplicate copy [syn: counterpart, similitude, twin] -
solicitude
n 1: a feeling of excessive concern [syn: solicitude, solicitousness] -
solitude
n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: solitude, purdah] 2: the state or situation of being alone 3: a solitary place -
subdued
adj 1: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: hushed, muted, subdued, quiet] 2: restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low- keyed eloquence" [syn: low-key, low-keyed, subdued] 3: quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent" 4: not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" [syn: soft, subdued] 5: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: dim, subdued] -
transude
v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze] -
turpitude
n 1: a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: depravity, turpitude] -
verisimilitude
n 1: the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true -
vicissitude
n 1: a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research" 2: mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another) -
crassitude
n 1: the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement [syn: crassness, crassitude] -
hebetude
n 1: mental lethargy or dullness -
sanctitude
n 1: the quality of being holy [syn: holiness, sanctity, sanctitude] [ant: unholiness] -
inquietude
n 1: feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude] -
mansuetude
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nigritude
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unissued
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vastitude
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unargued
See also rectitude definition and rectitude synonyms
