forthrightness

forthrightness
See forthrightly.

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  • Forthrightness — Forth right ness, n. Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Dante s concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • forthrightness — index candor (straightforwardness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • forthrightness — forthright ► ADJECTIVE ▪ direct and outspoken. DERIVATIVES forthrightly adverb forthrightness noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • forthrightness — noun see forthright II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • forthrightness — noun The characteristic or quality of being forthright …   Wiktionary

  • forthrightness — n. directness, straightforwardness; openness, frankness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • forthrightness — forth·right·ness …   English syllables

  • forthrightness — noun the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech • Syn: ↑candor, ↑candour, ↑candidness, ↑frankness, ↑directness • Derivationally related forms: ↑forthright, ↑direct ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • forthright — forthrightness, n. adj., n. /fawrth ruyt , fohrth /; adv. /fawrth ruyt , fohrth , fawrth ruyt , fohrth /, adj. 1. going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It s sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense. 2. proceeding …   Universalium

  • credible witness — n. A trustworthy witness whose testimony is believable. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. credible witness A witness whose testimony is …   Law dictionary

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