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Straightness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Straightness has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl

2

freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

3

trueness of course toward a goal

"rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

4

having honest intentions

"he acted in good faith"

"doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"

5

a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

6

The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").

Example Sentences
"rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" noun
"he acted in good faith" noun
"doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
waviness crookedness indirectness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
curvature shape characteristic honesty sexual activity
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
downrightness immediacy pointedness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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