DOWNRIGHTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being direct and straightforward

Example:

what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness

Synonyms:

downrightness; straightforwardness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("downrightness" is a kind of...):

directness; straightness (trueness of course toward a goal)

Derivation:

downright (characterized by plain blunt honesty)