plainspokenness
Speaking without pretense
Plainspokenness is the quality of speaking directly and honestly, without evasion or fancy language.
Someone with plainspokenness says what they mean without softening or dressing it up: Her plainspokenness was refreshing after years of corporate doublespeak.
The trait can be valued as authenticity or criticized as bluntness depending on context.
Unguarded truthfulness
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- genuinenessQuality of being real
openness · forthrightness · authenticity · sincerity · transparency · veracity · guilelessness · artlessness
Directly honest in manner
- candidHonest and direct
- frankOpen and direct
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
unvarnished · unadorned · matter-of-fact · unembellished · no-nonsense · upfront · point-blank · unequivocal
Clearness of mind
- simplicityLack of complexity
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- comprehensibilityClarity of meaning
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
conciseness · precision · distinctness · explicitness · understandability · coherence · crispness · transparence
candor
Unguarded truthfulness
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
genuineness · openness · forthrightness · authenticity · sincerity · transparency · veracity · guilelessness · artlessness · earnestness
forthright
Directly honest in manner
- candidHonest and direct
- frankOpen and direct
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
blunt · unvarnished · unadorned · matter-of-fact · unembellished · no-nonsense · upfront · point-blank · unequivocal · explicit
lucidity
Clearness of mind
- simplicityLack of complexity
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- comprehensibilityClarity of meaning
perspicuity · conciseness · precision · distinctness · explicitness · understandability · coherence · crispness · transparence · articulateness
plainspokennesscircumlocution
Indirect, wordy expression
indirectness · evasiveness · equivocation · obliqueness · beating around the bush
plainspokennessdissimulation
Concealing true feelings
dissembling · deceptiveness · duplicity · deceitfulness · craftiness
plainspokennessfloweriness
Excessive ornamental language
floridness · ornateness · grandiloquence · magniloquence · floridity
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