Antonyms for directness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-rekt, dahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- |
- ambiguity
- artifice
- captivity
- communism
- complexity
- complication
- confinement
- deceit
- deception
- difficultness
- difficulty
- dirtiness
- dishonesty
- falsehood
- government
- guile
- humility
- imprecision
- imprisonment
- inaccuracy
- incarceration
- inexactness
- limitation
- lying
- obscurity
- reserve
- restraint
- restriction
- servitude
- slavery
- subjection
- subordination
- suppression
- unfairness
- unintelligiblity
Definition of directness
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight" (see direct (v.)).
- As in simplicity : noun absence of complication,
- As in candor : noun complete honesty
- As in limpidity : noun clarity
- As in limpidness : noun clarity
- As in lucidness : noun clarity
- As in clarity : noun clearness
- As in pellucidity : noun clarity
- As in pellucidness : noun clarity
- As in perspicuity : noun clarity
- As in perspicuousness : noun clarity
- As in plainness : noun clarity
- As in freedom : noun easy attitude
- Did the very simplicity and directness of his nature baffle her?
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- They were not prepared for his swiftness and directness, for his attack without warning.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- In their eyes were the extraordinary boldness and directness of the sea.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- There is a directness of aim in virtue which gives an insight into vice.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- There was something to account for this directness of leading.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- It took her aback by its directness, and for a moment left her without an answer.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- "Let me be one of them—one of the people you speak of," he said, with directness.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- "You think it's going to be too hard for us," she said, with a directness he thought splendid.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Impressed by the manner and the directness of the words, I hesitated for a moment what to say.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- For an instant, self-reliant and cool as he was, Dick was confused by the directness of his greeting.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
Synonyms for directness
- abandon
- accuracy
- articulateness
- artlessness
- boldness
- brazenness
- brightness
- candor
- certainty
- chastity
- clarity
- classicality
- clean lines
- clearness
- cognizability
- comprehensibility
- conspicuousness
- decipherability
- definition
- directness
- disrespect
- distinctness
- ease
- easiness
- elementariness
- evidence
- exactitude
- exactness
- explicability
- explicitness
- facility
- fairness
- familiarity
- forthrightness
- forwardness
- frankness
- glasnost
- guilelessness
- homogeneity
- honesty
- impartiality
- impertinence
- informality
- ingenuousness
- innocence
- integrity
- intelligibility
- lack of adornment
- lack of reserve
- lack of restraint
- laxity
- legibility
- license
- limpidity
- limpidness
- lucidity
- lucidness
- manifestness
- modesty
- monotony
- naiveté
- naturalness
- obviousness
- openness
- outspokenness
- overfamiliarity
- overtness
- palpability
- pellucidity
- pellucidness
- penetrability
- perceptibility
- perspicuity
- perspicuousness
- plainness
- precision
- presumption
- primitiveness
- probity
- prominence
- purity
- readiness
- restraint
- salience
- severity
- simplicity
- sincerity
- singleness
- sophistication artlessness
- spontaneity
- straightforwardness
- tangibility
- transparency
- truthfulness
- unambiguity
- unconstraint
- unequivocalness
- uniformity
- unity
- unmistakability
- uprightness
- veracity
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