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forthrightness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The characteristic or quality of being forthright

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: honesty, honestness

Narrower terms: ingenuousness

History

Etymology

From Middle English forthrightnesse, forþriȝtnesse, equivalent to forthright + -ness.