1. directness(n = noun.attribute) straightness - trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
is a kind of characteristic
has particulars: downrightness, straightforwardness, immediacy, immediateness, pointedness
Antonym: indirectness
Derived form adjective direct8
2. directness(n = noun.attribute) candidness, candor, candour, forthrightness, frankness - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech;
is a kind of honestness, honesty
has particulars: ingenuousness
Derived form adjective direct3
N straightness, rectilinearity, directness, inflexibility, straight line, right line, direct line, short cut, straight, rectilinear, rectilineal, direct, even, right, true, in a line, unbent, virgate, undeviating, unturned, undistorted, unswerving, straight as an arrow, inflexible, laser-straight, ramrod-straight.