Get to know Directness better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like straightness or honesty.
Directness in a sentence
Directness meaning
The state or quality of being direct.
Synonyms of Directness
Using Directness
- The main meaning on this page is: The state or quality of being direct.
- Useful related words include: straightness, honesty, forthrightness, frankness.
- In the example corpus, directness often appears in combinations such as: directness of, directness and, and directness.
Context around Directness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Directness
- In this selection, "directness" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spin, thrilling, shaded, engendered, likeability and either stand out and add context to how "directness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a thrilling directness to diaz and artfully shaded directness she has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "directness" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with directness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The set-pieces, the directness they have. (7 words)
Rav Maimon spoke with a directness that Ben-Gurion admired. (10 words)
It became less lyrical, but there was absolute fidelity to clarity, lucidity and directness. (14 words)
When the time came to make hard decisions, like ending a relationship, she never beat around the bush, wasted time or played along… She cut to the chase with a directness that was respected. (34 words)
As the game unfolded it appeared one crying out for the Brazilian’s pace and directness because, frankly, there was little incisive play although it would be Spurs who provided most of it. (33 words)
There is a thrilling directness to Diaz, an explosiveness that stems from a willingness to run beyond defenders, to let fly from both long distances and acute angles. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Part of the reason that Paramore’s early music has aged so well has been the directness of Williams’s lyrics.
She brought to her relationships an abiding love and genuine compassion which, coupled with her intelligence and ‘no-spin’ directness, engendered love and respect in return.
There was a directness and a mature unflappability about his play, even when on the receiving end of some high tackles.
Perhaps it's the directness of Israel's threatened response to Iran's missile salvo on Tuesday.
There is a thrilling directness to Diaz, an explosiveness that stems from a willingness to run beyond defenders, to let fly from both long distances and acute angles.
There is no introduction and no setup, the massacre is jolting in its directness and unexpectedness.
The set-pieces, the directness they have.
And I appreciated how she stated it, with directness of her opinion yet compassion for Lawrence’s death.
And using the artfully shaded directness she has shown both on film (“You Can Count on Me”)”), Linney indeed acts the way that Strout writes.
His directness and ability to bring teammates into play has served Antonio Habas’ side well.
Maybe it's the directness of the presentation, but is an especially sad record, with little of Pernice's dark humor to cut the pain this time.
Michail Antonio’s strong running and directness is an asset but the winger too often makes bad choices on the ball.
Rav Maimon spoke with a directness that Ben-Gurion admired.
The energy, directness, likeability, and larrikin spirit sorely lacking in a staid industry where his rival networks are run by a lawyer and a financial controller.
When the time came to make hard decisions, like ending a relationship, she never beat around the bush, wasted time or played along… She cut to the chase with a directness that was respected.
You have a right to expect clarity, consistency, and directness from even the most casual or nonexclusive relationship.
As the game unfolded it appeared one crying out for the Brazilian’s pace and directness because, frankly, there was little incisive play although it would be Spurs who provided most of it.
As Thomas explains, that directness of approach is needed because it’s part of the appeal of a classic French bistro.
It became less lyrical, but there was absolute fidelity to clarity, lucidity and directness.
Alex Waller and Mikey Haywood proved as much with tries of directness either side of the hour mark.
Common combinations with directness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- directness of 6×
- directness and 6×
- and directness 6×
- the directness 5×
- its directness 3×
- with directness 3×
- his directness 2×
- directness that 2×
- directness because 2×
- directness in 2×