English noun: straightforwardness | |||
| 1. | straightforwardness (attribute) the quality of being direct and straightforward | ||
| Samples | What some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness. | ||
| Synonyms | downrightness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | directness, straightness | ||
| 2. | straightforwardness (attribute) without hypocrisy | ||
| Samples | The singleness of his motives could not be questioned. | ||
| Synonyms | singleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sincerity | ||