singleness

Noun
Synonyms: straightforwardness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. without hypocrisy“the singleness of his motives could not be questioned”Synonyms: straightforwardnessType of sincerity
  2. the quality of concentrating on one central objective“his singleness of purpose”Type of assiduity, assiduousness

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sin′gle·ness noun

1. The quality or state of being single, or separate from all others; the opposite of doubleness, complication, or multiplicity.

2. Freedom from duplicity, or secondary and selfish ends; purity of mind or purpose; simplicity; sincerity; as, singleness of purpose; singleness of heart.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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