straight
adjective
without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct.
straightness
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a word derived from
straight.
Example Sentences
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In a city where I once performed straightness and monogamy, I’m finally choosing what feels good — with her, her wife and the queer community that keeps unfolding around me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Or, was "SNL" presenting queerness with the same banality as we’ve come to see straightness, albeit with the use of a somewhat dehumanizing pun?
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
"You get judged on straightness, firmness and levelness," Mr Mycock adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2023
But the Egyptians imported conifers—which builders often preferred for their straightness and strength—from Lebanon and Syria.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2023
But in the darkness, while my teeth were slowly coerced into straightness, the rest of my face had begun to give in to a stronger, genetic predisposition toward crookedness.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
