Directness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being direct. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech wordnet
  3. 3
    trueness of course toward a goal wordnet

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candorappropriatenessartlessnessatticismausteritybaldness

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

Etymology

From direct + -ness.

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