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directness

DEFINITIONS OF: directness

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n trueness of course toward a goal

“rivaling a hawk in directness of aim”
Synonyms:
straightness
Antonyms:
indirectness
having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
Types:
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
Type of:
characteristic
a distinguishing quality

n the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Synonyms:
candidness, candor, candour, forthrightness, frankness
Types:
ingenuousness
openly straightforward or frank
artlessness
ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
Type of:
honestness, honesty
the quality of being honest
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