directness
Definitions
Noun
- Trueness of course toward a goal
- The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "directness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dialysis | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | adventurous | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | damascus | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | deadliness | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | dextrous | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | dreariness | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | deciduous | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | delgiudice | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | delirious | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | denarius | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | detritus | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | drowsiness | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | idolatrous | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "directness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | direction | 3 | 134 |
| 2 | direct | 2 | 129 |
| 3 | directed | 3 | 68 |
| 4 | directions | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | directors | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | greatness | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | directs | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | directives | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | correctness | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | quietness | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | recess | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | ineptness | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | directive | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | tiredness | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | directionless | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | directories | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | dienes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | inertness | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | deaconess | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "directness".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
An Irish Goodbye... from The Hague: ‘There’s a directness with people here — it’s quite different to Ireland’
Jul 17, 2026 Irish Independent
Jul 17, 2026 Irish Independent
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Aug 23, 2017 Business Insider
Aug 23, 2017 Business Insider
From Directness to Foreseeability: On the CJEU’s Causal Inquiry in Overdetermined Refoulement
Mar 6, 2026 Verfassungsblog
Mar 6, 2026 Verfassungsblog