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Synonyms:
- unreservedness, matter-of-factness, plainness, forthrightness, heterosexualism, artlessness, fairness, openness, unguardedness, informality, genuineness, straightforwardness, unsophistication, spareness, articulation, openheartedness, casualness, singleness, eloquence, bee line, bareness, naturalness, naivete, diction, intelligibility, straightness, plumb line, folksiness, unartfulness, coherence, austerity, enunciation, sincerity, innocence, candour, unaffectedness, terseness, unpretentiousness, un-artificiality, ordinariness, plainspokenness, crystallinity, chastity, fair-mindedness, refinement, simplicity, plain-spokenness, starkness, clarity, frankness, purity, consistency, clearness, callowness, plumpness, candor, unreserve, candidness, succinctness, understandability, outspokenness, crispness, bluntness, trust, heterosexuality, broadness, perpendicularity, perspicuity, good faith, legibility, baldness, honesty, lucidity, comprehensibility
Examples:
- - It is surely more true to say of Greek literature that it contains types of all things human, stamped with the freshness, simplicity, and directness which belong to first impressions, and to the first impressions of genius. - "The Seven Plays in English Verse", Sophocles
- - " I am sure- I don't know what to say, Mr. Juxon," she answered, somewhat startled by the directness of his speech. - "A Tale of a Lonely Parish", F. Marion Crawford
- - The words had a cruel, heartless ring in them; the taunting challenge was brutal in its directness. - "The Red Cockade", Stanley J. Weyman
Antonyms:
- dissimulation, indirectness, inhibition, diplomacy, shyness, reserve, circuitousness, indirection, restraint, secretiveness, tact, evasiveness, reticence, dissembling
