rightful
Meaning of rightful
adjective
- having a legitimate right to property, position, or status.
the rightful owner of the jewels
Old English rihtful ‘upright, righteous’ (see right, -ful). The notion of ‘legitimacy’ dates from Middle English.
Information about rightful
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of rightful
right-ful
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- rightful is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
rightful synonyms
Meaning true:
Meaning permitted by law:
Meaning not forbidden; lawful:
Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):
Meaning actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed:
Meaning denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine:
Meaning free from error; in accordance with fact or truth:
Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:
Meaning truly what something is said to be; authentic:
Meaning justify or necessitate (a course of action):
Meaning of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine:
Meaning recognized as being good or important:
Meaning officially agreed or accepted as satisfactory:
Meaning having an official licence:
Meaning required, permitted, or enacted by statute:
Meaning relating to an established set of principles governing a state:
Meaning (of an argument or point) having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent:
Meaning conforming to the rules; legal:
Meaning (of food, or premises in which food is sold, cooked, or eaten) satisfying the requirements of Jewish law:
rightful antonyms
Meaning (of an act) not fair, just, or legal:
Words that rhyme with rightful
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