Straightness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl

freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈeɪtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈeɪtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈeɪtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈeɪtnəs/.

Examples

rivaling a hawk in directness of aim
he acted in good faith
doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

directness heterosexuality good faith heterosexualism

Antonyms

curliness indirectness crookedness

Parts of Speech

noun	(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
noun	freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
noun	trueness of course toward a goal “rivaling a hawk in directness of aim”
noun	having honest intentions “he acted in good faith”
noun	a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

Word Forms

straight	adjective	(of hair) having no waves or curls
direct	adjective	being an immediate result or consequence
heterosexual	adjective	sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geradheit

(der Haare) fehlende Neigung zum Locken

🇫🇷French

rectitude

(des cheveux) absence de tendance à friser

🇪🇸Spanish

rectitud

(del cabello) falta de tendencia a rizarse

🇮🇹Italian

rettilineità

(dei capelli) mancanza di tendenza ad arricciarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

rechtheid

(van haar) gebrek aan neiging tot krullen

🇵🇹Portuguese

retidão

(de cabelo) falta de tendência a enrolar

🇷🇺Russian

прямолинейность

(волос) отсутствие склонности к скручиванию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीधा

(बालों का) कर्ल करने की प्रवृत्ति का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সরলতা

(চুল) কার্ল করার প্রবণতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மை

(முடியின்) சுருட்டுவதற்கான போக்கு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

సరళత

(జుట్టు) వంకరగా ఉండే ధోరణి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सरळपणा

(केसांचे) कर्ल करण्याच्या प्रवृत्तीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીધીતા

(વાળના) કર્લ કરવાની વૃત્તિનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರತೆ

(ಕೂದಲಿನ) ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಗುವ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരായ

(മുടി) ചുരുട്ടാനുള്ള പ്രവണതയുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਧੀ

(ਵਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ) ਕਰਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیدھا پن

(بالوں کا) گھماؤ پھرنے کے رجحان کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直线度

（头发）缺乏卷曲倾向

🇯🇵Japanese

真直度

（髪に）カール傾向がないこと

🇰🇷Korean

직진성

(머리카락이) 말리는 경향이 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thẳng thắn

(về tóc) không có xu hướng quăn

🇹🇭Thai

ความตรง

(ของเส้นผม) ขาดแนวโน้มที่จะม้วนงอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelurusan

(rambut) kurangnya kecenderungan untuk mengeriting

🇵🇭Filipino

tuwid

(ng buhok) kakulangan ng isang ugali upang kulot

🇲🇾Malay

kelurusan

(rambut) kekurangan kecenderungan untuk menggulung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استقامة

(من الشعر) عدم الميل إلى التجعيد

🇮🇷Persian

صراط مستقیم

(از مو) عدم تمایل به فر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

dürüstlük

(saç) kıvrılma eğiliminin olmaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוֹשֶׁר

(של שיער) חוסר נטייה להתכרבל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'straightness'?

The primary meaning of 'straightness' is '(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl'.

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Using 'straightness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'straightness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'straightness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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