| 单词 | directness |
| 释义 | directness (once / 2577 pages) n WORD FAMILY direct: directed, directest, directing, directive, directly, directness, director, directs, indirect, misdirect, redirect+/directed: self-directed, undirected/directive: directively, directiveness, directives, directivity/director: directors, directorship/directorship: directorships/indirect: indirectly, indirectness/misdirect: misdirected, misdirecting, misdirection, misdirects/misdirection: misdirections/redirect: redirected, redirecting, redirects USAGE EXAMPLES“It means I’ve been here awhile,” he said with typical directness. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) They seemed surprised by Leicester’s energy and directness – and confused by their own hifalutin’ scheming. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) The young medium, he said, “has all the advantages and disadvantages of childhood. It is still unafraid of spontaneity and directness.” The New Yorker(Nov 29, 2016) 1n trueness of course toward a goal rivaling a hawk in directness of aim Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper straightness indirectness having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal downrightness, straightforwardness the quality of being direct and straightforward immediacy, immediatenesslack of an intervening or mediating agency pointednessthe quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing characteristic a distinguishing quality 2n the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Syn|Hypo|Hyper candidness, candor, candour, forthrightness, frankness ingenuousness openly straightforward or frank artlessnessingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit honestness, honesty the quality of being honest |
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