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correttezza

correctness; fairness

noun kor-ret-TET-tsah Rare
Mind & Emotions Values

Also means

accuracy

Usage Note

Correttezza covers both moral correctness (agire con correttezza — to act fairly) and factual accuracy (la correttezza delle informazioni). It is an abstract noun rarely used in the plural. The adjective is corretto (correct/fair), and its opposite is scorrettezza (unfairness).

Examples

"Ha sempre agito con grande correttezza."

Natural Translation

He has always acted with great integrity.

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