outspokenness

noun

Definition of outspokennessnext
as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions some people find the celebrated outspokenness of that talk show host to be rather offensive

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  1. honesty
  2. sincerity
  3. directness
  4. candor
Noun
  • There's definitely a midwestern quality, a good, wholesome honesty that comes with her to New York.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Her honesty and integrity in standing up for the citizens of San Diego can teach us all.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • In this episode, organizational psychologist Madeleine Wyatt, along with a guest from the management consulting field, discusses how to become more politically savvy at work by mastering three essential skills: apparent sincerity, networking, and interpersonal influence.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In director Jamie Lloyd’s electric and minimalist Broadway update of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1990s musical based on a ‘50s movie, the former Pussycat Doll nails the comedy of a camp diva — inhabiting former ingenue Norma’s delusion and ego without ever losing sight of her sincerity.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • There’s a directness to Jim’s music, a solidity that feels apparent from the first note.
    Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This easygoing directness is repeated in the interior blueprint.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of directness
Noun
  • Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
  • That moment taught me the value of candor over puffery.
    Marc Stad, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of candor
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