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up-frontness

up-frontness is the alternative form of upfrontness.

Meaning of upfrontness

Noun

upfrontness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being upfront.
    • Betty's antique, wealthy, don't-confront-the-issue style clashed sharply with Jane's tough, working-class up-frontness.1982 April 24, Cindy Patton, “So Much to Gain So Little to Lose: Getting to Know Buffy Dunker”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Origin of up-frontness

From up-front + -ness.

Questions about up-frontness

What is up-frontness the alternative form of?
Up-frontness is the alternative form of upfrontness.

Words near up-frontness in the dictionary

  1. up-ended
  2. up-ending
  3. up-ends
  4. up-front
  5. up-front money
  6. up-frontness
  7. up-gaze
  8. up-gun
  9. up-gunned
  10. up-gunning
  11. up-guns

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