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Noun: directness  di'rektnus
  1. Trueness of course toward a goal
    "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
    - straightness
     
  2. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
    - candor [US], candour [Brit, Cdn], candidness, frankness, forthrightness

Derived forms: directnesses

See also: direct, indirect

Type of: characteristic, honestness, honesty

Antonym: indirectness

Nearest

direction finder
directional
directional antenna
directional microphone
directionality
directionless
directive
directiveness
directivity
directly
directness
director
Director of Central Intelligence
director of research
directorate
Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
director-general
directorial
directorship
director-stockholder relation
directory