straightforwardness
No hidden meanings
Straightforwardness is the quality of being direct and honest, without evasion or unnecessary complexity.
Someone with straightforwardness says what they mean and means what they say: I appreciated her straightforwardness about the project's problems.
The word can describe communication style, personality, or the simplicity of a task or situation.
Moral soundness and consistency
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
genuineness · authenticity · veracity · probity · guilelessness · trustworthiness · uprightness · honor
Frank, unvarnished manner
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- plainspokennessUnadorned directness in speech
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
explicitness · outspokenness · brusqueness · matter-of-factness · point-blank · unvarnished · upfront · no-nonsense
Clearness of mind
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
clearness · comprehensibility · distinctness · articulateness · precision · plainness · legibility · readability
Easy to understand
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- easyRequiring minimal effort
streamlined · no-frills · unadorned · unembellished · accessible · user-friendly · intuitive · practical
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
frankness · genuineness · authenticity · veracity · probity · guilelessness · trustworthiness · uprightness · honor · decency
bluntness
Frank, unvarnished manner
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- plainspokennessUnadorned directness in speech
forthrightness · explicitness · outspokenness · brusqueness · matter-of-factness · point-blank · unvarnished · upfront · no-nonsense · terseness
lucidity
Clearness of mind
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
perspicuity · clearness · comprehensibility · distinctness · articulateness · precision · plainness · legibility · readability · accessibility
uncomplicated
Easy to understand
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- plainBasic and unremarkable
easy · streamlined · no-frills · unadorned · unembellished · accessible · user-friendly · intuitive · practical · functional
- long wordssupercalifragilisticexpialidocious, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, counterrevolutionary, electroencephalograph
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, openness
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- honestyhonesty, truthfulness, candor, sincerity, dishonesty
- plain languageplain language, plain English, plain text, plain talk, plain speech
- sinceritysincerity, sincere, genuine, genuineness, honesty
straightforwardnessevasiveness
Tendency to avoid directness
indirectness · circumlocution · obliqueness · equivocation · beating around the bush
straightforwardnesscomplexity
State of being complicated
convolutedness · intricacy · tortuousness · elaborateness · roundaboutness
forward, straight, straighten, straightforward, strait, straightaway, straightened, straits, straightening