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Noun: straightness streyt-nus- (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
- Freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
- Trueness of course toward a goal
"rivaling a hawk in straightness of aim" - directness - Having honest intentions
- good faith, bona fides - A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
- heterosexuality, heterosexualism
Derived forms: straightnesses See also: direct, indirect, straight Type of: characteristic, configuration, conformation, contour, curvature, curve, form, honestness, honesty, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, shape Antonym: crookedness, curliness Encyclopedia: Straightness |