straightness [
'stretnɪs]
n. 笔直, 正直, 率直
[化] 平直度; 直线性; 直线度
straightness[ noun ]- (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
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- freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
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- trueness of course toward a goal
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rivaling a hawk in directness of aim
- having honest intentions
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he acted in good faith
doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants
- a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
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Straightness \Straight"ness\, n.
The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the
straightness of a path.
Straightness \Straight"ness\, n.
A variant of {Straitness}.
- But Tracy's very straightness provides a solid core for the film.
- They recoil from his straightness and clappy-happy evangelism.