straightness
straightness · straightnesses
The result or product of being straightThe result or product of being straight.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)The result or product of being straight.
(uncountable)The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
More definitions
- freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
- (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
- having honest intentions
- trueness of course toward a goal
Origin
From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots straucFrom Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).
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Forms
plural: straightnesses| Singular | straightness |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- having honest intentions:good faith
- trueness of course toward a goal:directness
- a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex:heterosexualityheterosexualism
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedstraight
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable