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Di`rect´ness
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directness noun honesty, candour, frankness, sincerity, plain speaking, bluntness, outspokenness, forthrightness, straightforwardness She spoke with a directness that made him blush. Translations directness [daɪˈrɛktnɪs dɪˈrɛktnɪs] n [person, speech] → franchise f direct object n (GRAMMAR) → complément m d'objet direct directness n → Direktheit f directness [daɪˈrɛktnɪs] n (of person, speech) → franchezza directness [daɪˈrɛktnɪs] n (of person, speech) → franchezza How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The natural strength of such literature will, of course, be in the line of its tendencies; in transparency, variety, and directness. But the chief peculiarity of his speech was its directness and appositeness. (It was impossible now to doubt the directness of Dorothea's confession. |
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