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directness
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di·rect·ness

noun \də-ˈrek(t)-nəs, dī-\

Definition of DIRECTNESS

1
: the character of being accurate in course or aim
2
: strict pertinence : straightforwardness <her directness was disarming — Robin Cook>

Examples of DIRECTNESS

  1. <his directness is much appreciated by his patients>

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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