directness

dəˈrɛktnəs

Definition

Definition of directness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communicationquality of being straightforward and honest

Her directness in the meeting was appreciated by everyone.

candor

frankness

approachstate of being direct in approach or manner

The directness of his method saved us a lot of time.

candor

frankness

openness

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Origin of directness

Latin, directus (straight)

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bang

adv.

directness

directly or straight to a point

get right to the point

directness

address the main issue directly without delay

telling it like it is

adj.

honest directness

showing truth clearly without hiding or softening facts

bluntness

directness

quality of being straightforward and direct

bald statement

directness

statement made without extra details or context

let me put it this way

exp.

directness

present an idea in a more direct manner

outspoken

adj.

direct speech

characterized by directness in speech

tell it straight

directness

give a direct answer without avoiding the topic

Examples of directness in a sentence

The teacher's directness helped students understand better.
Her directness in the interview impressed the panel.
I appreciated his directness when giving feedback.

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French:franchise, franc-parler, ...
German:Direktheit, Unmittelbarkeit, ...
Italian:schiettezza, ...
Spanish:franqueza, ...
Portuguese:franqueza, ...
Chinese:直率, 直接性, ...
Japanese:率直さ, 直接性, ...
Arabic:صَراحَة, مُبَاشَرَة, ...
Hebrew:יְשִׁירוּת, דוּגְרִיוּת, ...
Russian:прямолинейность, прямота, ...
Ukrainian:прямолінійність, прямота, ...
Hindi:स्पष्टवादिता, साफगोई, ...
Bengali:স্পষ্টবাদিতা, খোলামেলাভাব, ...
Catalan:franquesa, ...
Czech:přímost, ...
Danish:ligefremhed, frankhed, ...
Dutch:directheid, ...
Greek:ευθύτητα, ...
Hungarian:egyenesség, szókimondás, ...
Khmer:ភាពត្រង់ទៅត្រង់មក, ភាពចំទៅចំមក, ...
Korean:직설적임, 직접성, ...
Persian:صراحت, بی‌پرده‌گویی, ...
Polish:bezpośredniość, ...
Portuguese (BR):franqueza, objetividade, ...
Romanian:directitate, onestitate, ...
Swedish:direkthet, ...
Thai:ความตรงไปตรงมา, ความชัดเจน, ...
Turkish:doğrudanlık, açıklık, ...
Vietnamese:sự thẳng thắn, tính trực tiếp, ...

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Definition of directness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of directness

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Terms with directness included in their meaning

Examples of directness in a sentence

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