Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Honest and frank: synonym: frank.
- adjective Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open.
- adjective Easy to accomplish, identify, or understand; not complicated, uncertain, or involved.
- adjective Proceeding in a straight course; direct.
- adverb In a direct course or an honest manner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Directly forward; right ahead.
- Direct; leading directly forward or onward.
- Characterized by uprightness, honesty, or frankness; honest; frank; open; without deviation or prevarication: as, a straightforward course; a straightforward person, character, or answer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Proceeding in a
straight course or manner; notdeviating ;honest ;frank . - adverb In a straightforward manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective free from ambiguity
- adjective without concealment or deception; honest
- adjective without evasion or compromise
- adjective pointed directly ahead
Etymologies
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Examples
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I found both the wine and the label straightforward and well-made: a stylish typeface and two gold squiggles.
Judging a Wine by What It Wears Lettie Teague 2011
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The governor announced the proposal, which he called "straightforward and fair," in a press release, an email to supporters and a Twitter post Monday.
News - latimes.com 2011
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The governor announced the proposal, which he called "straightforward and fair," in a press release, an email to supporters and a Twitter post Monday.
News - latimes.com 2011
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The lawyers for the men, however, said religion played no role in what they described as a straightforward scuffle over an accidental nudge on a train.
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They said authorities also misinterpreted what they called a straightforward business transaction.
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They said authorities also misinterpreted what they called a straightforward business transaction.
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(The classic one, though not quite straightforward, is a trust agreement.)
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Murder Book was Los Angeles cops and robbers, in other words a straightforward genre novel, although it arose out of real and true experiences
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For the most part, Palladio worked in straightforward plans and elevations, using only a bit of shading to indicate curves and depth.
Andrea Palladio's influential architecture at National Building Museum Philip Kennicott 2010
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(The classic one, though not quite straightforward, is a trust agreement.)
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