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| NOUN | 1 | directness, straightness | Trueness of course toward a goal |
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| 2 | directness, candor, candour, candidness, frankness, forthrightness | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| Sounds | dayreh'knahs; dereh'ktnahs; dihreh'knahs; diyreh'knahs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1127 more rhymes in ahs... |
| Meaning | Trueness of course toward a goal. |
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| Examples | "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" |
| Synonyms | straightness |
| Contrary | indirectness |
| Broader | characteristic |
| Narrower | downrightness, straightforwardness; immediacy, immediateness; pointedness |
| Attributes | direct; indirect |
| Adjectives | direct; direct |
| Meaning | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. |
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| Synonyms | candor, candour, candidness, frankness, forthrightness |
| Broader | honesty, honestness |
| Narrower | ingenuousness |
| Adjectives | direct |
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