directness in English

noun

[di'rect·ness || -tnɪs]

immediacy; straightforward quality, truthfulness

Use "directness" in a sentence

1. I desire to reply with equal directness.

2. I like honesty, directness and briefness, always!

3. The directness of the question startled me.

4. She has a childlike enthusiasm and directness.

5. 4 MacLaine seems to savor such amusingly earthy directness.

6. I like the openness and directness of northerners.

7. But he sensed an unease beneath the directness.

8. MacLaine seems to savor such Amusingly earthy directness

9. I like honesty, directness and Briefness, always! 3

10. 'What's that?' she asked with her usual directness.

11. 3 MacLaine seems to savor such amusingly earthy directness.

12. She has a directness that rubs off on others.

13. She was staggered by the directness of his question.

14. She had been taken aback by Ms Baird's directness.

15. He presents his case with refreshing clarity and directness.

16. He still had enough rural conservatism to find this directness startling.

17. Its salient features are: financing directness, timeliness and convenience.

18. Body presents his case with refreshing clarity and directness.

19. Assertive communication is defined by mutual respect, diplomacy, and directness

20. 29 He still had enough rural conservatism to find this directness startling.

21. I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.

22. She speaks with an almost childlike directness that wins over the most sceptical audience.

23. Synonyms for Conspicuousness include perspicuity, lucidity, explicitness, simplicity, clarity, clearness, lucidness, perspicuousness, transparency and directness

24. There is a directness, a genuine sense of conviction in these words which extend far beyond strategic posing.

25. Synonyms for Bluffness include bluntness, candidness, cheeriness, directness, heartiness, outspokenness, plain-spokenness, honesty, sincerity and truthfulness

26. The various chapters are authoritatively written with clarity and directness by the leaders in the field.

27. 2 The various chapters are Authoritatively written with clarity and directness by the leaders in the field

28. They have learned that directness can be a liability, benefiting the administration and Democratic members of Congress.

29. 2 The various chapters are authoritatively written with clarity and directness by the leaders in the field.

30. I argued that drama is not in itself direct, that indeed its power lies in its seeming directness.

31. Children like poetry because they are sensitive to rhythm and music and are attracted by its brevity and directness.

32. Shelton showed us arid, earthy colours, her voice curving from a glowing directness to a snaking near scream.

33. They did not tread lightly in the cloying mud, and deserved victory for a greater variety and directness in attack.

34. 10 They did not tread lightly in the cloying mud, and deserved victory for a greater variety and directness in attack.

35. I spoke looking her straight in the face and I made that exquisite, Aristocratic old woman positively blink by my directness.

36. KYTC Street Connectivity Model Ordinance Roadway Connectivity (VTPI) Connectivity refers to the density of connections in path or road network and the directness of links.

37. (4) However, in place of the suggestive delicacy of traditional ink painting, his bees and butterflies are realized with the Blowsy directness of American Pop art.

38. (4) However, in place of the suggestive delicacy of traditional ink painting, his bees and butterflies are realized with the Blowsy directness of American Pop art.

39. Because of the briefness in algorithm, the directness in results, and the quickness in calculating, mathematical morphology will be a preferable approach to non-linear speech signal processing.

40. Legan–Burstone analysis was used in this study because it presents the soft tissue in more detail with simplicity and directness in mind, and it is widely used

41. These Aquatints, in their directness and apparent simplicity, echoed, in a quite distinct format, his experimentation with cut outs and his lyrical decoration of the chapel at St Paul de Vence

42. Child‧like /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/ adjective having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness Childlike innocence/simplicity/directness ‘You know I love you, ’ she said with Childlike simplicity

43. Assertiveness is a communication style in which a person stands up for their own needs and beliefs, while also respecting the needs of others. Assertive communication is defined by mutual respect, diplomacy, and directness.

44. The writer who achieves distinction of expression, conciseness, directness - and, if the nature of his work permits it, dramatic quality, beauty of rhythm, and some Adventurousness of phrase and idea - has not done something miraculous.

45. Those familiar with Bacevich's work will recognize the clarity of expression, the devastating directness and the Coruscating wit that characterize the writing of one of the most articulate and incisive living critics of American foreign policy."--The Washington Post

46. ‘The Boldness and visual brilliance that lets posters succeed as ads has been their "albatross."’ ‘Heart-shaped leaves and demure purple flowers belie this ground cover's Boldness.’ ‘These are shown in the Boldness of the batik colors and the directness of the motifs.’

47. ‘The Boldness and visual brilliance that lets posters succeed as ads has been their "albatross."’ ‘Heart-shaped leaves and demure purple flowers belie this ground cover's Boldness.’ ‘These are shown in the Boldness of the batik colors and the directness of the motifs.’

48. ‘It is said that she criticised Pindar for introducing Atticisms into his poems.’ ‘Thus Atticism in the Roman Empire continued to be used long after it became incomprehensible to those without special training.’ ‘It would seem, in a general way, that Atticism stood for directness, force, and naturalness.’

49. The style of language based on the directness of the meaning found in the Jambi customary pantun is: (1) the rhetorical language style, which includes (a) the euphemismus or euphemism style, (b) the style of the asonance language, (c) the language style of pleonasme and tautology; ) the Alliterational style of language, and (2) the figurative