straightness
Roget-categorie 246
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Straightness
zelfstandig naamwoord
straightness,
rectilinearity†,
directness —
inflexibility
etc.
(stiffness)
323 —
straight line,
right line,
direct line —
short cut.
werkwoord
be straight
etc.
adj. —
have no turning —
not incline to either side,
not bend to either side,
not turn to either side,
not deviate to either side —
go straight —
steer for
etc.
(directions)
278.
render straight,
straighten,
rectify —
set straight,
put straight —
unbend,
unfold,
uncurl
etc.
248,
unravel
etc.
219,
unwrap.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
straight —
rectilinear,
rectilineal† —
direct,
even,
right,
true,
in a line —
unbent,
virgate†
etc.
v. —
undeviating,
unturned,
undistorted,
unswerving —
straight as an arrow
etc.
(direct)
278 —
inflexible
etc.
323.
laser-straight —
ramrod-straight.
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