noun
1. the quality of being direct and straightforward
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what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness
• Syn: ↑downrightness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑straightforward, ↑downright (for: ↑downrightness)
• Hypernyms: ↑directness, ↑straightness
2. without hypocrisy
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the singleness of his motives could not be questioned
• Syn: ↑singleness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑straightforward
• Hypernyms: ↑sincerity
Useful english dictionary. 2012.