rectitude vs worth

rectitude

noun
  • Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. 

  • Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. 

worth

noun
  • Merit, excellence. 

  • Value. 

  • Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions. 

  • An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time. 

adj
  • Deserving of. 

  • Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. 

  • Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. 

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