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Grammar : Noun
Spell : out-spoh-kuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊtˈspoʊ kən



Definition of outspokenness

Origin :
  • "given to speaking freely," 1808, originally Scottish, from out (adv.) + spoken. "The pa. pple. has here a resultant force, as in 'well spoken', 'well read'." [OED]. Related: Outspokenly; outspokenness.
  • As in candor : noun complete honesty
  • As in honorableness : noun honesty
  • As in incorruptibility : noun honesty
  • As in upstandingness : noun honesty
  • As in honesty : noun truthfulness, candidness
Example sentences :
  • Yet with all her outspokenness I am conscious of a tremendous sense of reservation.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer
  • "Pardon my outspokenness," he said, sinking his voice to a lower tone.
  • Extract from : « Number Seventeen » by Louis Tracy
  • His own outspokenness was the glory of philosophy and science in his day.
  • Extract from : « Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by George Jacob Holyoake
  • I think it may take a little time for her to understand your jokes or you her outspokenness.
  • Extract from : « Tante » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Her frankness was more the frankness of a child than the outspokenness of gaucherie.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Web » by Anthony Partridge
  • Why not emulate his outspokenness, and thus spare him the certain shock of discovery?
  • Extract from : « His Unknown Wife » by Louis Tracy
  • He was a man peculiarly averse to outspokenness about his own feelings.
  • Extract from : « A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) » by Frances Eleanor Trollope
  • The outspokenness of Tom's answer allayed the governor's suspicions.
  • Extract from : « Under Drake's Flag » by G. A. Henty
  • "They need your money," he declared, with a young man's outspokenness.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Olive » by Basil King
  • The head-master had the generosity to bear his censurer no grudge for his outspokenness.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Isle » by Arthur Christopher Benson

Synonyms for outspokenness

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