straightness
straightness noun: the result or product of being straight.
Noun
straightness (countable and uncountable, plural straightnesses)
- The result or product of being straight.
- Synonyms:
- rectilinearity, rectitude
- The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
- Synonyms:
- heterosexuality
- Antonyms:
- gayness
straightness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Sanskrit
straightness in Tamil
- straightness, directness
- நேர்மை nērmai
- straightness, correctness, exactness, smoothness, uprightness
- செப்பம் ceppam
- straightness
- வார் vār
straightness in Urdu
- استواری
straightness in Telugu
- straightness
- ఋజుత్వము r̥jutvamu, జవరన javarana
straightness in Sanskrit
- straightness, uprightness, rectitude
- आर्जव ārjava
Synonyms of straightness
Antonyms
Forms of straightness
| plural | straightnesses |
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Origin of straightness
From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).
Questions about straightness
- What does straightness mean?
- Straightness means the result or product of being straight.
- What is straightness in Tamil?
- Straightness in Tamil is நேர்மை (nērmai), செப்பம் (ceppam), வார் (vār). See Straightness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is straightness?
- Straightness is a noun.
- What is the plural of straightness?
- The plural of straightness is straightnesses.
Words near straightness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: straightness (page history and authors); செப்பம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); straightness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఋజుత్వము (Telugu) (page history and authors); आर्जव (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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