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English noun: directness | |||
| 1. | directness (attribute) trueness of course toward a goal | ||
| Samples | Rivaling a hawk in directness of aim. | ||
| Synonyms | straightness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | characteristic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | downrightness, immediacy, immediateness, pointedness, straightforwardness | ||
| Attribute | direct, indirect | ||
| Antonyms | indirectness | ||
| 2. | directness (attribute) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | ||
| Synonyms | candidness, candor, candour, forthrightness, frankness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | honestness, honesty | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ingenuousness | ||
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