STRAIGHTNESS

heterosexuality, heterosexualism, straightness

(noun) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

directness, straightness

(noun) trueness of course toward a goal; “rivaling a hawk in directness of aim”

straightness

(noun) freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

straightness

(noun) (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

straightness (countable and uncountable, plural straightnesses)

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

(countable) The result or product of being straight.

Synonyms

• heterosexuality

Antonyms

• gayness

Source: Wiktionary


Straight"ness, n.

Definition: The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

Straight"ness, n.

Definition: A variant of Straitness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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