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DOWNRIGHTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being direct and straightforward
Example:
what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness
Synonyms:
downrightness; straightforwardness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("downrightness" is a kind of...):
directness; straightness (trueness of course toward a goal)
Derivation:
downright (characterized by plain blunt honesty)
