noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The result or product of being straight. countable
2. 2
   a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex wordnet
3. 3
   The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual"). uncountable
4. 4
   having honest intentions wordnet
5. 5
   trueness of course toward a goal wordnet

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6. 6
   freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles wordnet
7. 7
   (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl wordnet

Synonyms

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heterosexualityheterosexualitydirectnessdirectnessgood faithgood faith

Antonyms

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crookednesscurlinessgaynesshomosexuality

Etymology

From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).

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