rektanima

Esperanto

Etymology

rekta (“straight”) +‎ animo (“soul”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

rektanima (accusative singular rektaniman, plural rektanimaj, accusative plural rektanimajn)

  1. upright (practising ethical values)
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Ifigenio en Taŭrido (Iphigenia in Tauris) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Act II, Scene 1,
      Mi ŝatas nur kuraĝon rektaniman.
      I most esteem the brave and upright man. (Anna Swanwick translation; lit. I esteem only upright courage.)
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