Synonyms for straightness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Heterosexuality
2. Rectitude — the result or product of being straight
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The result or product of being straight.
- n. 2
The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
Forms
- Plural
- straightnesses → heterosexualities, rectitudes, directnesses…
Example sentences
- heterosexuality Cisgender heterosexuality is shoved down everyone's throats.
- rectitude You're hardly a model of moral rectitude.
- directness Her directness bordered on stupidity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| straightness | falling | |
| heterosexuality | rising | |
| heterosexualism | steady | |
| rectitude | steady | |
| rectilinearity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- rectitude3
- 10 letters
- directness3
- 14 letters
- rectilinearity
- 15 letters
- heterosexuality8, heterosexualism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rectitude3 = 3 syllables).