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Definition of Forthrightness
1. Noun. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
Generic synonyms: Honestness, Honesty
Specialized synonyms: Ingenuousness
Derivative terms: Candid, Candid, Direct, Forthright, Frank
Definition of Forthrightness
1. n. Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness.
Definition of Forthrightness
1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being forthright ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forthrightness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Forthrightness
Literary usage of Forthrightness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1902)
"... whilom governing classes, " "in a huff"; while " forthrightness," "averse
from," "functioned," "to treat with the king direct," are not English at all. ..."
2. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"... the recognition that cooperation and forthrightness on covert activities were
essential in the relationship between the Executive and Congress. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"We are charmed at once by the manly naturalness of St. Peter and the uncompromising
moral forthrightness of St. James. The " brief quivering sentences" of ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"With a soldier's forthrightness But if economic conditions are he declares that
he merely executes not improved the situation can be- the orders of his ..."
5. Music in the History of the Western Church: With an Introduction on by Edward Dickinson (1902)
"The homely vigor and forthrightness of the Lutheran hymn seemed to the shallow
critical spirits of ..."
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