Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being direct.

More definitions
  • trueness of course toward a goal
  • the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I appreciate your directness.

    ruЯ ценю вашу прямоту. — Ooneykcall

    deIch schätze Ihre Direktheit. — Naina

  2. Her directness bordered on stupidity.

  3. Directness has value in speech.

  4. He was the ever-living Somali poet whose poetry addressed themes of love, kindness, national solidarity and uncompromising directness.

Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: directnesses
Singulardirectness

uncountable

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relateddirect

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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