Directness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

trueness of course toward a goal

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɔːɹsoʊɐbdˈɑːmɪnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪɹˈɛktnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪɹˈɛktnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɔːɹsoʊɐbdˈɑːmɪnəl/.

Examples

rivaling a hawk in directness of aim

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candour forthrightness straightness candidness candor frankness

Antonyms

indirectness

Parts of Speech

noun	trueness of course toward a goal “rivaling a hawk in directness of aim”
noun	the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Word Forms

direct	adjective	being an immediate result or consequence
straight	adjective	following a correct or logical method
candid	adjective	openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
frank	adjective	characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
forthright	adjective	characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Direktheit

Wahrhaftigkeit natürlich gegenüber einem Ziel

🇫🇷French

franchise

la justesse bien sûr vers un but

🇪🇸Spanish

franqueza

verdad por supuesto hacia una meta

🇮🇹Italian

immediatezza

verità ovviamente verso un obiettivo

🇳🇱Dutch

directheid

natuurlijkheid ten opzichte van een doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

franqueza

veracidade, é claro, em direção a um objetivo

🇷🇺Russian

прямота

верность курсу к цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सादगी

एक लक्ष्य के प्रति निश्चित रूप से सत्यता

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যক্ষতা

একটি লক্ষ্যের দিকে অবশ্যই সত্যতা

🇮🇳Tamil

நேரடித்தன்மை

ஒரு இலக்கை நோக்கி நிச்சயமாக உண்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యక్షత

ఒక లక్ష్యం వైపు వాస్తవానికి నిజం

🇮🇳Marathi

सरळपणा

अर्थातच ध्येयाच्या दिशेने सत्यता

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રત્યક્ષતા

ધ્યેય તરફ અલબત્ત સત્યતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರತೆ

ಗುರಿಯತ್ತ ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ಸತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരിട്ടുള്ള

തീർച്ചയായും ഒരു ലക്ഷ്യത്തിലേക്കുള്ള സത്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਧੀ

ਇੱਕ ਟੀਚੇ ਵੱਲ ਕੋਰਸ ਦੀ ਸੱਚਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

راستی

ایک مقصد کی طرف یقینا سچائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直接

目标的真实性

🇰🇷Korean

직접성

물론 목표를 향한 진실성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thẳng thắn

tất nhiên là sự đúng đắn hướng tới một mục tiêu

🇹🇭Thai

ความตรงไปตรงมา

ความจริงไปสู่เป้าหมายอย่างแน่นอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keterusterangan

kebenaran tentu saja menuju suatu tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging direkta

katapatan siyempre patungo sa isang layunin

🇲🇾Malay

keterusterangan

kebenaran sudah tentu ke arah matlamat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المباشرة

الصدق بالطبع نحو الهدف

🇮🇷Persian

مستقیم بودن

صداقت البته نسبت به یک هدف

🇹🇷Turkish

doğrudanlık

elbette bir hedefe doğru doğruluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָשִׁירוֹת

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