n. [ AS. beorhines. See Bright. ]
A sudden brightness in his face appear. Crabbe. [ 1913 Webster ]
The brightness of his parts . . . distinguished him. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. rihtnes. ] Straightness;
The craving for rightness with God. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the quality or state of being upright. [ 1913 Webster ]