directness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun trueness of course toward a goal
  2. noun the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Etymology

From direct + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

straightness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
characteristic
Narrower (hyponyms)
immediacy, downrightness, pointedness
Opposite (antonyms)
indirectness

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