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directness

noun di·rect·ness \də-ˈrek(t)-nəs, dī-\

Definition of DIRECTNESS

: the character of being accurate in course or aim

: strict pertinence : straightforwardness <her directness was disarming — Robin Cook>

First Known Use of DIRECTNESS

1598

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Synonyms: bluntness, candidness, candor, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness, openness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, plumpness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreserve, unreservedness

Antonyms: dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

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