directness

Word family  noun direction directness director adjective direct ≠ indirect verb direct redirect adverb directly ≠ indirectly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++di·rect·ness /dəˈrektnəs, daɪ-/ noun [uncountable]  the quality of being clear, plain, or easy to understand 直接；率直，坦率；清楚，明确 She has a childlike enthusiasm and directness. 她有孩子般的热情和坦率。directness of The directness of the question startled me. 问题问得直截了当，让我大吃一惊。

Examples from the Corpus

directness• There is a directness, a genuine sense of conviction in these words which extend far beyond strategic posing.• She speaks with an almost childlike directness that wins over the most sceptical audience.• MacLaine seems to savor such amusingly earthy directness.• I desire to reply with equal directness.• I argued that drama is not in itself direct, that indeed its power lies in its seeming directness.• They have learned that directness can be a liability, benefiting the administration and Democratic members of Congress.• He still had enough rural conservatism to find this directness startling.

di·rect·ness nounChineseSyllable  

being the plain, Corpus clear, quality or of

directness
di‧rect‧ness /dəˈrektnəs, dɪˈrektnəs, daɪ-/ noun [uncountable]the quality of being clear, plain, or easy to understand:
    She has a childlike enthusiasm and directness.
    directness of
    The directness of the question startled me.

dir·ect·nessBrE /dəˈrektnəs/ 🔊NAmE /dəˈrektnəs/ 🔊BrE /dɪˈrektnəs/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈrektnəs/ 🔊BrE /daɪˈrektnəs/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˈrektnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the quality of being simple and clear, so that it is impossible not to understand 直接；直截了当；坦率◆'What's that?' she asked with her usual directness. “那是什么？” 她以惯用的坦率语气问道。🔊🔊