FORTHRIGHTNESS

candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness

(noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

forthrightness (uncountable)

The characteristic or quality of being forthright

Source: Wiktionary


Forth"right`ness, n.

Definition: Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic] Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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