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English

Noun

straightness

  1. The state of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").


Synonyms


hu:straightness fi:straightness te:straightness vi:straightness

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Straightness \Straight"ness\, n.
The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the
straightness of a path.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Straightness \Straight"ness\, n.
A variant of Straitness.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet straightness
n 1: of hair: lack of a tendency to curl [ant: curliness]
2: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles [ant: crookedness]
3: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in
directness of aim" [syn: directness] [ant: indirectness]
4: having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt
was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"
[syn: good faith]
5: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of
the opposite sex [syn: heterosexuality, heterosexualism]
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