Oughtness Definition
noun
(chiefly philosophy) In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.
Wiktionary
(rare) The state or characteristic of something's being as it ought to be; rightness.
Wiktionary
(rare) The obligatoriness of future actions or future states of affairs which are morally worthy of being produced through human effort.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Oughtness
Noun
Singular:
oughtnessPlural:
oughtnessesOrigin of Oughtness
-
From ought + -ness.
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to oughtness using the buttons below.