Bluntness
Bluntness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.
Usage example: the refreshing bluntness of the former president in assessing those who followed him in the Oval Office
Forthrightness is a synonym for bluntness in frankness topic. In some cases you can use "Forthrightness" instead a noun "Bluntness", when it comes to topics like honesty, directness.
Forthrightness
Forthrightness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.
Usage example: I valued her forthrightness in telling me she didn't like being called “Susie”
Bluntness is a synonym for forthrightness in honesty topic. You can use "Bluntness" instead a noun "Forthrightness", if it concerns topics such as frankness, directness.
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Related pairs
- fairness and bluntness
- fairness and forthrightness
- honesty and bluntness
- honesty and forthrightness
- integrity and bluntness
- integrity and forthrightness
- sincerity and bluntness
- sincerity and forthrightness
- candour and bluntness
- candour and forthrightness
- frankness and bluntness
- frankness and forthrightness
- uprightness and bluntness
- uprightness and forthrightness
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