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Straightforwardness

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Noun

1. downrightness, straightforwardness

the quality of being direct and straightforward

Example Sentences:
'what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness'

2. singleness, straightforwardness

without hypocrisy

Example Sentences:
'the singleness of his motives could not be questioned'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Straightforwardness

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adjective
1. 
(of a person) honest, frank, or simple
2. mainly British
(of a task, etc) simple; easy
adverb, adjective
3. 
in a straight course

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Straightforwardness

see synonyms of straightforwardness
adjective
1. 
moving or leading straight ahead; direct
2. 
a. 
honest; frank; open
b. 
not ambiguous or obscure; clear
a straightforward explanation
adverb
3. 
in a straightforward manner; directly; openly
: also ˈstraightˈforwards

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Straightforwardness

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adj.
1.
a. Honest and frank: "He was straightforward if the news was bad" (Alec Wilkinson). See Synonyms at frank1.
b. Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open: straightforward advice.
2. Easy to accomplish, identify, or understand; not complicated, uncertain, or involved: a straightforward car repair; a disease with straightforward symptoms; a straightforward approach to the problem.
3. Proceeding in a straight course; direct.
adv.
In a direct course or an honest manner.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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