25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Uprightness \Up"right'ness\, noun the quality or state of being upright.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

uprightness

noun

1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: {erectness}]

2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticality}, {verticalness}, {erectness}]

3: uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest [syn: {rectitude}]
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