Definition of directness
1 : the character of being accurate in course or aim
2 : strict pertinence : straightforwardness her directness was disarming — Robin Cook
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Examples of directness in a Sentence
his directness is much appreciated by his patients
Recent Examples of directness from the Web
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But for me, being there felt like a fist-down-on-the-table expression of life in its directness and beauty.
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Galea, a physician and epidemiologist by training, is quick-to-the-point and unflinching—even brutal, at times, in his directness, particularly in the chapterettes on firearms, substance abuse, and incarceration.
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PJ Harvey, who performs Saturday night, has never had an issue with directness.
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Cinematographer Charles Libin, who has ample experience in nonfiction film, shoots the action with a documentary directness that serves the material well.
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At midnight on Thursday (June 29), JAY-Z released his 13th solo LP, 4:44, as a TIDAL and Sprint exclusive, and the most immediately striking thing about the album upon first listen was its conversational directness.
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And yet despite—or maybe because of—his uncommon directness, there are few designers in U.S. history more successful.
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What’s more, its directness and layering lingered with uncommon endurance.
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Unlike the thick directness in Maud’s work, the movie about her is almost pointillist in detailing the tiny steps that make up an enduring marriage.
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First Known Use of directness
1598
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