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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfranqueza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɾaŋˈke.sa
"Hablamos con total franqueza sobre el problema."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being honest, clear, and straightforward in speech or action without beating around the bush.
"Her directness during the negotiation helped both parties reach an agreement quickly." - 2
The quality of moving or being positioned in a straight line or without intervening steps or detours.
"The directness of the flight route significantly reduced our overall travel time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'direct', stemming from the Latin 'directus', the past participle of 'dirigere' meaning 'to align' or 'to set straight'. The noun suffix '-ness' was added in Middle English to form a substantive denoting the quality or state of being direct in manner or speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Directness" is said worldwide
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franchise
Transliteration: fʁɑ̃.ʃiz
"Sa franchise a été appréciée par toute l'équipe."
Direktheit
Transliteration: diˈʁɛkt.haɪt
"Seine Direktheit wird oft mit Unhöflichkeit verwechselt."
franchezza
Transliteration: franˈkettsa
"Apprezzo molto la tua franchezza."
franqueza
Transliteration: fɾaŋˈke.sa
"Hablamos con total franqueza sobre el problema."
franqueza
Transliteration: fɾɐ̃ˈkezɐ
"A franqueza dele evitou muitos mal-entendidos."
स्पष्टवादिता
Transliteration: spashtavadita
"उनकी स्पष्टवादिता को हमेशा सराहा जाता है।"
直率
Transliteration: zhí shuài
"他的直率让大家感到很意外。"
직설성
Transliteration: jik-seol-seong
"그녀의 직설성은 때로는 오해를 불러일으킨다."
率直さ
Transliteration: sotchokusa
"彼女の率直さに私は感銘を受けた。"
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