straight

¹straight

adj \ˈstrāt\

Definition of STRAIGHT

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 : heterosexual

4

: being the only form of remuneration <on straight commission>

— straight·ish \ˈstrā-tish\ adjective

— straight·ly adverb

— straight·ness noun

Examples of STRAIGHT

1. She has long, straight hair.
2. The flagpole is perfectly straight.
3. The picture isn't quite straight.
4. We sat in the airport for five straight hours.

Origin of STRAIGHT

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to STRAIGHT

Synonyms: direct, linear, right, straightaway, straightforward

Antonyms: bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong

Related Words: unbent, uncurled, untwisted; undeviating, unswerving

Near Antonyms: bowed, rounded; entwined, kinked, swirled, turned, turning, twined, twining, twisted, twisting, veering, warped; bending, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, curled, curling, curved, curving, looped, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), wavy, winding; meandering, weaving; devious, serpentine, sinuous; crooked, zigzag, zigzagging

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Rhymes with STRAIGHT

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight