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    DOWNRIGHTNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The quality of being direct and straightforwardplay

    Example:

    what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness

    Synonyms:

    downrightness; straightforwardness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("downrightness" is a kind of...):

    directness; straightness (trueness of course toward a goal)

    Derivation:

    downright (characterized by plain blunt honesty)

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