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straightness

straight·ness

uncommon

noun

1.

of hair: lack of a tendency to curl

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2.

freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

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3.

trueness of course toward a goal

  • “rivaling a hawk in directness of aim”
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4.

having honest intentions

  • “he acted in good faith”
  • “doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants”
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5.

a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

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Origin

From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).

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