upright
English
/ˈʌpɹaɪt/
adj
Definitions
- Vertical; erect.
- Greater in height than breadth.
- (figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
- (of a golf club) Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English upright inherited from Old English upriht (upright, erect) inherited from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz prefix from English right (east).
Origin
English
right
Gloss
east
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
東
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rightpondia English
- alright English
- aright English
- birthright English
- bookright English
- centre-right English
- centreright English
- copyright English
- downright English
- e-right English
- folkright English
- foreright English
- headright English
- nonright English
- nonupright English
- outright English
- playright English
- queenright English
- rent-seeking English
- right English
- right stochastic matrix English
- right-hand English
- right-handed English
- right-hearted English
- rightable English
- rightard English
- rightdoer English
- rightdoing English
- righten English
- righteous English
- righter English
- rightern English
- rightest English
- righteth English
- rightful English
- rightholder English
- righthood English
- rightie English
- rightify English
- rightish English
- rightism English
- rightist English
- rightless English
- rightly English
- rightmost English
- rightness English
- righto English
- rightsize English
- rightsome English
- rightward English
- rightwards English
- rightways English
- rightwise English
- righty English
- semiupright English
- ultraright English
- unright English
- uprightly English
- uprightness English
- auf German
- aufrecht German
- aufrechterhalten German
- recht German
- oprecht Dutch, Flemish
- oprechtheid Dutch, Flemish
- *upprehtaz Proto-Germanic
- rätt Swedish
- upp Swedish
- upprätt Swedish
- upprätthålla Swedish
- ライト Japanese
- riht Old English
- upp Old English
- upriht Old English
- uprihte Old English
- right Middle English
- upright Middle English
- rajto Esperanto
- reit Welsh
- ūfreht Middle High German
- *uppreht gmw-pro
- oprjocht Western Frisian
- rjocht Western Frisian
- rait Chuukese
- right
- aright
- righty
- righto
- rightie
- righten
- e-right
- righter
- unright
- rightly
- alright
- rightish
- outright
- rightify
- rightist
- righteth
- rightful
- rightard
- rightern
- rightest
- rightism
- nonright
- foreright
- rightable
- righteous
- rightless
- folkright
- rightsize
- downright
- rightwise
- uprightly
- headright
- righthood
- rightdoer
- rightways
- rightward
- bookright
- copyright
- rightness
- playright
- rightmost
- rightsome
- birthright
- rightdoing
- right-hand
- rightwards
- nonupright
- queenright
- ultraright
- rightholder
- semiupright
- uprightness
- Rightpondia
- centreright
- right-handed
- centre-right
- rent-seeking
- right-hearted
- right stochastic matrix