Synonyms for straightforwardness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : streyt-fawr-werd
Phonetic Transcription : ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd

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Définition of straightforwardness

Origin :
  • 1550s, from straight (adj.1) + forward. In reference to language, from 1806.
  • As in integrity : noun honor, uprightness
  • As in simplicity : noun absence of complication,
  • As in candor : noun complete honesty
  • As in incorruptibility : noun honesty
  • As in upstandingness : noun honesty
  • As in honesty : noun truthfulness, candidness
Example sentences :
  • He, thanking the Lacedaemonians for their straightforwardness, withdrew.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • She could not overlook the impression he conveyed of rugged honesty and straightforwardness.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • It has the same simplicity and straightforwardness as Greek sculpture.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • There is a boldness, a straightforwardness, an honesty in this challenge, which cannot be mistaken.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 » by Various
  • He had learnt that honesty and straightforwardness get rid of any difficulties.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • The straightforwardness of this passage is of a piece with the rest of the poem.
  • Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid
  • It may have been that my conscience was not quite clear as to my own straightforwardness in this matter.
  • Extract from : « My Friend Smith » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • It has the straightforwardness of the old-time story-teller.
  • Extract from : « Saragossa » by Benito Prez Galds
  • There was more honesty and straightforwardness in Mr. Spurgeon.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
  • So far as this straightforwardness goes, he confers the benefits of virtue.
  • Extract from : « Life Without and Life Within » by Margaret Fuller

Antonyms for straightforwardness

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