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directness
Overview of noun directness
The noun directness has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. directness, straightness -- (trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim")
2. candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness -- (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun directness
2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
=> characteristic
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
=> honesty, honestness
=> righteousness
=> morality
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun directness
2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
=> downrightness, straightforwardness
=> immediacy, immediateness
=> pointedness
Sense 2
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
=> ingenuousness
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun directness
2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
=> characteristic
Sense 2
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
=> honesty, honestness
Antonyms of noun directness
1 of 2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
Antonym of indirectness (Sense 1)
=>indirectness
Member Holonyms of noun directness
Substance Holonyms of noun directness
Part Holonyms of noun directness
Member Meronyms of noun directness
Substance Meronyms of noun directness
Part Meronyms of noun directness
Meronyms of noun directness
Holonyms of noun directness
Attributes of noun directness
1 of 2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
=> direct (vs. indirect)
=> indirect (vs. direct)
Derived Forms of noun directness
2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
RELATED TO>(adj) direct#8
=> direct
Sense 2
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
RELATED TO>(adj) direct#3
=> direct
Domain of noun directness
Domain Terms of noun directness
Familiarity of noun directness
directness used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun directness
2 senses of directness
Sense 1
directness, straightness
> characteristic
=> recommendation, passport
=> compatibility
=> incompatibility
=> point, spot
=> point
=> hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark
=> aspect
=> safeness
=> dangerousness
=> curability, curableness
=> incurability, incurableness
=> directness, straightness
=> indirectness
=> robustness
=> rurality, ruralism
=> streak
Sense 2
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
> honesty, honestness
=> scrupulousness
=> integrity
=> incorruptness, incorruption
=> incorruptibility
=> candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
=> good faith, straightness
=> truthfulness
Meronyms of noun directness
2 senses of directness
Holonyms of noun directness
Grep of noun directness
directness
indirectness
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