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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. trueness of course toward a goal;
- Example: "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
[syn: directness, straightness]

2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech;
[syn: candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Directness \Di*rect"ness\, n.
   The quality of being direct; straightness;
   straightforwardness; immediateness.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

directness
    n 1: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in
         directness of aim" [syn: directness, straightness]
         [ant: indirectness]
    2: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
       and speech [syn: candor, candour, candidness,
       frankness, directness, forthrightness]