OUGHTNESS

Etymology

Noun

oughtness (countable and uncountable, plural oughtnesses)

(chiefly, philosophy) In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.

(rare) The state or characteristic of something's being as it ought to be; rightness.

(rare) The obligatoriness of future actions or future states of affairs which are morally worthy of being produced through human effort.

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Source: Wiktionary

Ought"ness, n.

Definition: The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. [R.] N. W. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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