HyperDic: forthrightness

English > 1 sense of the word *forthrightness*:
NOUN	attribute	forthrightness, candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness	the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

forthrightness > pronunciation
Sounds	fao'rthray'tnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *forthrightness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
Synonyms	candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness
Narrower	ingenuousness	openly straightforward or frank
Broader	honesty, honestness	The quality of being honest
Spanish	candor, franqueza
Catalan	candor, franquesa
Adjectives	forthright	characterized by directness in manner or speech