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outspokenness

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being outspoken.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bluntness, frankness, candour

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the trait of being blunt and outspoken

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frankness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicativeness

Narrower terms: bluffness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English outspoken Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English outspokenness From outspoken + -ness.