straightness

English

Etymology

From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight +‎ -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).

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Noun

straightness (countable and uncountable, plural straightnesses)

  1. (countable) The result or product of being straight.
    Synonyms: rectilinearity, rectitude
  2. (uncountable) The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
    Synonym: heterosexuality
    Antonym: gayness
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