noun
straightness
Straightness (noun) means something that comes from being straight.
noun
1
Something that comes from being straight.
2
The quality of being straight, especially meaning heterosexual.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight plus -ness, and is cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).
Synonyms
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curliness
crookedness
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Rhymes for straightness
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What is the meaning of straightness?
"straightness" (noun) means something that comes from being straight.
What is another word for straightness?
Other words for "straightness" include heterosexuality, heterosexualism, directness.
What is the opposite of straightness?
Opposites of "straightness" include curliness, crookedness.
What are the different meanings of straightness?
"straightness" has 2 main meanings: 1. Something that comes from being straight; 2. The quality of being straight, especially meaning heterosexual.
