Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straightness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
straight-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The result or product of being straight.

Countable

noun

The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

straightnesses (plural)

Synonyms

rectilinearity rectitude heterosexuality heterosexualism good faith directness

Antonyms

gayness

Questions

What does straightness mean?
The result or product of being straight.
Where does straightness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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