straightness

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straightness

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

noun straightnesses

countable The result or product of being straight.
Similar: rectilinearity, rectitude
uncountable The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
Similar: heterosexuality · Opposite: gayness

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@misc{straightness_2026,
  title = {straightness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straightness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}