overtness
Quality of obviousness
Overtness is the quality of being open, unconcealed, or plainly visible.
Where covertness hides, overtness displays: The overtness of his hostility made everyone uncomfortable.
The word often appears in contexts where concealment might be expected but isn't present: What surprised investigators was the overtness of the fraud.
State of being understandable
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- lucidityClearness of mind
distinctness · precision · articulation · unmistakable · stated · declared · unequivocal · definite
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
public · exposure · revealed · unveiled · observable · manifest · apparent · unconcealed
Shockingly conspicuous and wrong
- brazenShamelessly bold
- shamelessLacking moral embarrassment
- unabashedFeeling no shame
- in-your-faceAggressively blatant and provocative
glaring · egregious · ostentatious · unsubtle · conspicuous · audacious · bold · barefaced
Direct, unguarded honesty
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
guilelessness · ingenuousness · authenticity · genuineness · outspokenness · plain-speaking · unguarded · unfiltered
clarity
State of being understandable
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
lucidity · distinctness · precision · articulation · unmistakable · stated · declared · unequivocal · definite · clear-cut
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- accessibilityEase of approach
accountability · public · exposure · revealed · unveiled · observable · manifest · apparent · unconcealed · unhidden
flagrant
Shockingly conspicuous and wrong
in-your-face · glaring · egregious · ostentatious · unsubtle · conspicuous · audacious · bold · barefaced · unashamed
frankness
Direct, unguarded honesty
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
truthfulness · guilelessness · ingenuousness · authenticity · genuineness · outspokenness · plain-speaking · unguarded · unfiltered · upfront
overtnesscovertness
Quality of being hidden
secrecy · hiddenness · concealment · stealth · clandestineness
overtnesscovertness
Quality of being hidden
subtlety · indirectness · obliqueness · insinuation · tacitness
overthrow, overt, overturn, overture, overthink, overtly, overtures