straightforwardness
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5.0
- noun
- /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərdnəs/
:
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- The language of Amnon adheres to the neoclassic preference for simplicity and clarity, and the unaffected syntax of the text matches the straightforwardness of the major characters as they react to Amnon's fatal attraction.
Examples
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He's charmed by her straightforwardness.
Fiction book (1996) -
The complementary story works against this tendency; it instead mollifies and affirms; it works toward harmony and straightforwardness.
Academic text (2004) -
And he'd talked about his own life with straightforwardness.
Fiction book (1993) -
I blushed at her straightforwardness.
Fiction book (2001) -
It was the first experience they were to have with the honest straightforwardness of Amanda Jackson.
Fiction book (1991) -
Our friendship was based on straightforwardness, intellectual discussions, a liking for the same books, and an interest in both philosophy and gossip.
Fiction book (1999) -
In certain passages, Adam Smith, for example, glorifies the honesty, straightforwardness, and independence of the bourgeois.
Academic text (1990) -
Darwin celebrated and supported Huxley's vigorous straightforwardness, but he preferred for himself and his son something more oblique.
Academic text (1999) -
Maintaining this simple straightforwardness is a daunting task, particularly in light of the snares on the way of opinion, of which the goddess warns in the introduction to the poem.
Academic text (2017) -
Her straightforwardness in answering questions made the interview refreshing and honest.
Synonyms
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Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
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3.1
A feeling of being honest and not pretending
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5.7
Being open and honest when talking or behaving
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3.5
Being honest and clear about your actions and intentions
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3.5
Open and honest talk that says exactly what you think
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4.8
A direct and honest way of speaking that can seem rude
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3.4
Honest, clear words and actions that say exactly what you mean
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6.6
A way of speaking that is honest and direct
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5.1
An honest and open way of speaking or acting
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3.9
Saying the truth in a direct way that may hurt people
An open and direct way of speaking or acting
Speaking directly and honestly without hiding the truth
To be direct and blunt when saying the truth
Very direct and truthful speech that does not soften the facts
Being direct and honest in a friendly, warm way
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
Antonyms
How Straightforward
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4.8
1
3.9
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- US
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5.7
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1.7
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
straightforwardness = straightforward (transparent) = straight + forward + ness
The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'straightforward', whose meaning ('direct, uncomplicated') is clearly built from 'straight' + 'forward'.
Etymology
Straightforwardness is made from two simple words: straight ('not bent') and forward ('toward the front'), with the ending -ness ('quality'). So, straightforwardness is the 'quality' of being direct and honest, moving straight to the point without hiding your meaning.