Upright

/ˈʌpˌraɪt/ adjective

Definition

vertical; erect; having strong moral principles

Etymology

from Old English 'upriht', compound of 'up' + 'right'

Kelly Says

It's fascinating how this word connects physical posture with moral character - standing tall literally became standing tall ethically!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀጥተኛ
ARالعربية
منتصب
BNবাংলা
সরল
CACatalà
dret
CSČeština
vzpřímený
DADansk
oprejst
DEDeutsch
aufrecht
ELΕλληνικά
ανορθωμένος
ESEspañol
vertical
FAفارسی
راست
FISuomi
pystyssä
FRFrançais
droit
GUGU
સીધો
HAHA
tsaye
HEעברית
זקוף
HIहिन्दी
सीधा
HUMagyar
egyenes
IDBahasa Indonesia
tegak
IGIG
elu
ITItaliano
eretto
JA日本語
直立した
KKKK
түзу
KMKM
ឈរលើង
KO한국어
똑바른
MRMR
सरळ
MSBahasa Melayu
tegak
MYမြန်မာ
ဖြောင့်
NLNederlands
rechtop
NONorsk
opprett
PAPA
ਸਿੱਧਾ
PLPolski
prosty
PTPortuguês
direito
RORomână
drept
RUРусский
прямой
SVSvenska
upprätt
SWKiswahili
kimya
TAதமிழ்
நிமிர்ந்த
TEతెలుగు
నిటారుగా
THไทย
ตั้งตรง
TLTL
patayo
TRTürkçe
dik
UKУкраїнська
прямий
URاردو
سیدھا
VITiếng Việt
thẳng đứng
YOYO
tutù
ZH中文
竖直的
ZUZU
qondile

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