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straightforwardness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being straightforward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

without hypocrisy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the singleness of his motives could not be questioned

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: singleness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sincerity

3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality of being direct and straightforward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: downrightness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: directness, straightness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English straightforward 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 straightforwardness From straightforward + -ness.