Grep of noun upright
upright
upright piano
uprightness
Overview of noun upright
The noun upright has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. upright, vertical -- (a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights")
2. upright, upright piano -- (a piano with a vertical sounding board)
Overview of adj upright
The adj upright has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) upright, unsloped -- (in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post")
2. (1) good, just upright, virtuous -- (of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass)
3. (1) straight, unbent, unbowed, upright -- (erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back")
4. standing, upright -- (maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing")
5. erect, vertical, upright -- (upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright")
Antonyms of adj upright
5 senses of upright
Sense 1
upright, unsloped
INDIRECT (VIA horizontal, vertical) -> inclined
INDIRECT (VIA vertical, inclined) -> horizontal
Sense 2
good, just upright, virtuous
INDIRECT (VIA righteous) -> unrighteous
Sense 3
straight, unbent, unbowed, upright
INDIRECT (VIA erect) -> unerect
Sense 4
standing (vs. falling), upright
Sense 5
erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright
Similarity of adj upright
5 senses of upright
Sense 1
upright, unsloped
=> vertical (vs. inclined) (vs. horizontal), perpendicular
Sense 2
good, just upright, virtuous
=> righteous (vs. unrighteous)
Sense 3
straight, unbent, unbowed, upright
=> erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright
Sense 4
standing (vs. falling), upright
Sense 5
erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright
=> erectile
=> fastigiate
=> orthostatic
=> passant(predicate)
=> rampant(predicate), rearing
=> standing(postnominal)
=> stand-up
=> statant(predicate)
=> straight, unbent, unbowed, upright
=> straight-backed
Attributes of adj upright
1 of 5 senses of upright
Sense 5
erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright
=> position, posture, attitude
Familiarity of adj upright
upright used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5)
Grep of adj upright
upright
Overview of noun upright
The noun upright has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. upright, vertical -- (a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights")
2. upright, upright piano -- (a piano with a vertical sounding board)
Overview of adj upright
The adj upright has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) upright, unsloped -- (in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post")
2. (1) good, just upright, virtuous -- (of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass)
3. (1) straight, unbent, unbowed, upright -- (erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back")
4. standing, upright -- (maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing")
5. erect, vertical, upright -- (upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright")
upright definition
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