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STRAIGHTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
Synonyms:
heterosexualism; heterosexuality; straightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("straightness" is a kind of...):
sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)
Derivation:
straight (not homosexual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having honest intentions
Example:
doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants
Synonyms:
good faith; straightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("straightness" is a kind of...):
honestness; honesty (the quality of being honest)
Derivation:
straight (without evasion or compromise)
straight (characterized by honesty and fairness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Trueness of course toward a goal
Example:
rivaling a hawk in directness of aim
Synonyms:
directness; straightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("straightness" is a kind of...):
characteristic (a distinguishing quality)
Attribute:
direct (direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short)
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "straightness"):
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)
Derivation:
straight (following a correct or logical method)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("straightness" is a kind of...):
configuration; conformation; contour; form; shape (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline))
Antonym:
crookedness (having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles)
Derivation:
straight (having no deviations)
straight (free from curves or angles)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("straightness" is a kind of...):
curvature; curve (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)
Antonym:
curliness ((of hair) a tendency to curl)
Derivation:
straight ((of hair) having no waves or curls)
