Correctness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conformity to fact or truth

the quality of conformity to social expectations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːkəz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈɛktnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈɛktnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːkəz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rightness

Antonyms

incorrectness wrongness

Word Forms

correct	adjective	free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
right	adjective	free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Richtigkeit

Übereinstimmung mit Tatsachen oder Wahrheit

🇫🇷French

exactitude

conformité aux faits ou à la vérité

🇪🇸Spanish

exactitud

conformidad con el hecho o la verdad

🇮🇹Italian

correttezza

conformità ai fatti o alla verità

🇳🇱Dutch

juistheid

overeenstemming met feit of waarheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

correção

conformidade com fato ou verdade

🇷🇺Russian

правильность

соответствие факту или истине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यथार्थता

तथ्य या सत्य के अनुरूप होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সঠিকতা

সত্য বা সত্যের সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சரியான தன்மை

உண்மை அல்லது உண்மைக்கு இணங்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరైనది

వాస్తవం లేదా సత్యానికి అనుగుణంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

शुद्धता

वस्तुस्थिती किंवा सत्याशी सुसंगतता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોકસાઈ

હકીકત અથવા સત્ય સાથે સુસંગતતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಿಯಾದತೆ

ಸತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಸರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്യത

വസ്തുത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സത്യത്തോടുള്ള അനുരൂപത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ

ਤੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

درستگی

حقیقت یا حقیقت کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正确性

符合事实或真相

🇯🇵Japanese

正しさ

事実または真実への適合

🇰🇷Korean

단정

사실이나 진실에 대한 적합성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đúng đắn

sự phù hợp với thực tế hoặc sự thật

🇹🇭Thai

ความถูกต้อง

ความสอดคล้องกับข้อเท็จจริงหรือความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebenaran

kesesuaian dengan fakta atau kebenaran

🇵🇭Filipino

kawastuhan

pagsang-ayon sa katotohanan o katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

ketepatan

kesesuaian dengan fakta atau kebenaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صحة

المطابقة للحقيقة أو الحقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

صحت

مطابقت با واقعیت یا حقیقت

🇹🇷Turkish

doğruluk

gerçeğe veya gerçeğe uygunluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְכוֹנוּת

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