Main Entry:

¹straight

Pronunciation:

\ˈstrāt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch — more at stretch

Date:

14th century

1 a: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities <straight hair> <straight timber> b: generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation <a straight line> <the straight segment of a curve>2 a: lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method <a straight thinker> b: candid, frank <a straight answer> c: coming directly from a trustworthy source <a straight tip on the horses> d (1): having the elements in an order <the straight sequence of events> (2): consecutive <12 straight days> e: having the cylinders arranged in a single straight line <a straight 8-cylinder engine> f: plumb, vertical <the picture isn't quite straight>3 a: exhibiting honesty and fairness <straight dealing> b: properly ordered or arranged <set the kitchen straight> <set us straight on that issue> ; also : correct <get the facts straight> c: free from extraneous matter : unmixed <straight whiskey> d: marked by no exceptions or deviations in support of a principle or party <votes a straight Democratic ticket> e: having a fixed price for each regardless of the number sold f: not deviating from an indicated pattern <writes straight humor> <a straight-A student> g (1): exhibiting no deviation from what is established or accepted as usual, normal, or proper : conventional ; also : square 5f (2): not using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol h: heterosexual4: being the only form of remuneration <on straight commission>

— straight·ish \ˈstrā-tish\ adjective

— straight·ly adverb

— straight·ness noun