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directness|dɪˈrɛktnɪs|
[f. direct a. + -ness.]
The state or quality of being direct (lit. and fig.); straightness, straightforwardness, plainness.
1598Florio, Diritezza, directnes, straightnes. c1614Cornwallis in Gutch Coll. Cur. I. 141 So would he use much sincerity and directness in the answer. 1668Temple To Lord Keeper 12 Feb. (Seager), Our alliance, if it be pursued with the same directness it has been contracted. 1793Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 201 Our politics want directness and simplicity. 1816Keatinge Trav. (1817) II. 48 The directness of the courses of the rivers. 1852Ld. Cockburn Mem. ii. (1874) 100 His clear abrupt style imparted a dramatic directness and vivacity to the scene. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. xiv. 96 An eagle could not swoop upon its prey with more directness of aim. 1874Green Short Hist. vii. §1. 344 His denunciations of wrong had a prophetic directness and fire. |