overtness
- noun
- /oʊˈvɜrtnəs/
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abiertamente
- In debates, the overtness of the arguments often leads to clearer conclusions.
Examples
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Likewise, since the overtness of narrators can be described only with gradual rather than absolute categories, we must ask which degree of overtness and which textual cues would trigger the construction of a narrator model.
Academic text (2001) -
Likewise, since the overtness of narrators can be described only with gradual rather than absolute categories, we must ask which degree of overtness and which textual cues would trigger the construction of a narrator model.
Academic text (2001) -
How does the overtness of timing for CBM-R affect the relationship between fluency and comprehension?
Academic text (2013) -
For this reason, the relationship to other texts is foregrounded even as originality is emphasized through an overtness of reference that makes readers' expectations conscious and thus highlights their frustration.
Academic text (1993) -
The overtness of her feelings made it clear that she was not hiding anything.
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The overtness of their motives was evident to everyone in the room.
Synonyms
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3.5
Open and honest talk that says exactly what you think
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3.4
Honest, clear words and actions that say exactly what you mean
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5.0
Being direct and honest without hiding what you think
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6.4
A clear and exact way of saying something so people cannot misunderstand
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3.8
Direct, clear style in speech and writing that makes meaning easy
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5.1
An honest and open way of speaking or acting
How clear and easy it is to see or understand something
How clear and easy to understand something is
Clear and easy to understand in writing or speech
Clear and simple writing or speech that is easy to understand
An open and direct way of speaking or acting
A clear and final quality that leaves no doubt
Being obvious and too direct so people feel uncomfortable
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overtness comes from overt, which means 'open' or 'not hidden' and comes from an old French word meaning 'opened'. So, overtness is the quality of being open and obvious, which is why we use it when something is clearly shown or easy to understand.