Definition of straightness Straightness
straight•ness
We found 10 definitions of straightness from 4 different sources.
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What does straightness mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: straightnesses |
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| straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles | ||
| configuration, conformation, contour, shape, form an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" | ||
| straightness - (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl | ||
| curvature, curve the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | ||
| straightness - trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" | ||
| directness | ||
| indirectness having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | ||
| direct lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite" | ||
| indirect not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" | ||
| characteristic a distinguishing quality | ||
| downrightness, straightforwardness the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness" | ||
| immediateness, immediacy lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage" | ||
| straightness - having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" | ||
| good faith | ||
| honestness, honesty the quality of being honest | ||
| straightness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex | ||
| heterosexuality, heterosexualism | ||
| sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- straightness (n.)
The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path. - straightness (n.)
A variant of Straitness.
Part of speech
🔤- straightness, noun, singular of straightnesses.
