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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl;

2. freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles;

3. trueness of course toward a goal;
- Example: "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
[syn: directness, straightness]

4. having honest intentions;
- Example: "he acted in good faith"
- Example: "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"
[syn: good faith, straightness]

5. a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex;
[syn: heterosexuality, heterosexualism, straightness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Straightness \Straight"ness\, n. The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Straightness \Straight"ness\, n. A variant of Straitness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

straightness n 1: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl [ant: curliness, waviness] 2: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles [ant: crookedness] 3: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" [syn: directness, straightness] [ant: indirectness] 4: having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" [syn: good faith, straightness] 5: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex [syn: heterosexuality, heterosexualism, straightness]