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STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without hypocrisy
Example:
the singleness of his motives could not be questioned
Synonyms:
singleness; straightforwardness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("straightforwardness" is a kind of...):
sincerity (the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical)
Derivation:
straightforward (without evasion or compromise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being direct and straightforward
Example:
what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness
Synonyms:
downrightness; straightforwardness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("straightforwardness" is a kind of...):
directness; straightness (trueness of course toward a goal)
Derivation:
straightforward (without evasion or compromise)
straightforward (free from ambiguity)
straightforward (without concealment or deception; honest)
