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forthrightness

Today it means: The characteristic or quality of being forthright Full definition →

Middle English forthrightnesse

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Middle English · inherited fromforthrightnesse
English todayforthrightness

From Middle English forthrightnesse, forþriȝtnesse, equivalent to forthright + -ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.