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Definition of directness : The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

Synonyms:

fairness, forthrightness, fair-mindedness, candour, good faith, heterosexuality, heterosexualism

naivete, unsophistication, sincerity, openness, un-artificiality, candor, artlessness, plain-spokenness, frankness, bluntness, plainness, callowness, genuineness, broadness, trust, unaffectedness, unartfulness, candidness, straightforwardness, naturalness, honesty

consistency, crispness, comprehensibility, coherence, legibility, understandability, perspicuity

intelligibility, eloquence, lucidity, succinctness, diction, enunciation, clarity, articulation

crystallinity, spareness, austerity, innocence, purity, bareness, terseness, chastity, singleness, refinement, simplicity, baldness

informality, casualness, outspokenness, matter-of-factness, ordinariness, starkness, clearness, folksiness, unpretentiousness

perpendicularity, bee line, straightness, plumb line

Usage examples:

• Indeed, there was something which suggested a man's directness of mind and a simplicity which was quite unusual and fascinating. - "There was a King in Egypt", Norma Lorimer.
• Mrs. Richards's voice took on a tone of casual directness. - "The Blood Red Dawn", Charles Caldwell Dobie.
• Crowther's eyes met hers with absolute directness. - "The Bars of Iron", Ethel May Dell.