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Antonyms for indirectness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-duh-rekt, -dahy-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ-

Definition of indirectness

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Middle French indirect (14c.) or directly from Late Latin indirectus, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + directus (see direct). Related: Indirectness.
  • As in circumlocution : noun indirect speech
Example sentences :
  • Miriam benignly gazed—it was the perfection of indirectness.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • There was nothing apologetic in this man, no indirectness in his method of attack.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Compare his expressiveness, the expressiveness of his indirectness with that of constatation.
  • Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
  • We spoke of fear once, though with the indirectness of connection I have mentioned.
  • Extract from : « Incredible Adventures » by Algernon Blackwood
  • But the question is one of directness or indirectness of aim.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by George Herbert Palmer
  • Nothing is more characteristic in the "Eikon" than its indirectness.
  • Extract from : « Life of John Milton » by Richard Garnett
  • These beliefs with their correlative ceremonies have a further resemblance to play in the indirectness of their utility.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions » by Carveth Read
  • The indirectness of a rite makes it more mysterious and magical, and that is a recommendation.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions » by Carveth Read
  • Full explanations do not remove from some important transactions in his political life an impression of indirectness.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3 » by Various
  • A forger would not thus, by the indirectness of his claim, have deprived himself of the benefits of his forgery.
  • Extract from : « The Literature and History of New Testament Times » by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

Synonyms for indirectness

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