English Explanatory Dictionary

straightness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The result or product of being straight.
  2. The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").

Pronunciation

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Word forms

straightness straightnesses

Etymology

From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).

Synonyms

rectilinearity rectitude heterosexuality

Antonyms

gayness
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