as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
the withering unreservedness of his critique of my musical talent caught me off guard
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Noun
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She’s approached it with honesty, meeting his curiosity with age-appropriate transparency.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2025 -
The people of their small town of Walnut Grove looked up to him for his courage to do what was right and champion honesty, fairness, and hard work for all.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Debnam-Carey imbues Milla with the right level of sincerity to elicit empathy even when her practices are misguided, and Dee stands as a suitable voice of reason amid the copious noise (as does Ashley Zukerman as Bell’s beleaguered partner, Clive).—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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These words are one of the biggest markers of sincerity in language, according to Markowitz.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Butler, for example, leaned into the directness of warning.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025
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Underscoring the gravity of his message, Sullivan spoke with an urgency and directness that were rarely heard during his decade-plus in public life.—
Axios,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Unreservedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreservedness. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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