| NOUN | attribute | directness, straightness | trueness of course toward a goal / goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | directness, candor, candour, candidness, frankness, forthrightness | the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| Sounds | dayreh'knahs; dereh'ktnahs; dihreh'knahs; diyreh'knahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | trueness of course toward a goal / goal. | |
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| Example | "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" | |
| Synonym | straightness | |
| Attributes | direct | direct in spatial dimensions |
| indirect | not direct in spatial dimension | |
| Narrower | downrightness, straightforwardness | The quality of being direct and straightforward |
| immediacy, immediateness | lack of an intervening or mediating agency | |
| pointedness | The quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing | |
| Broader | characteristic | A distinguishing quality |
| Opposite | indirectness | Having the characteristic / characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal / goal |
| Spanish | franqueza, lo certero, lo directo, sinceridad | |
| Catalan | franquesa, sinceritat | |
| Adjectives | direct | being an immediate result or consequence |
| Meaning | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. | |
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| Synonyms | candor, candour, candidness, frankness, forthrightness | |
| Narrower | ingenuousness | openly straightforward or frank |
| Broader | honesty, honestness | The quality of being honest |
| Spanish | candor, franqueza | |
| Catalan | candor, franquesa | |
| Adjectives | direct | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
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