straightforward

English

Etymology

From straight + forward.

Adjective

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

1. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
   • 1992, George J. Church, "Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton," Time, 20 Apr, p. 38,

     A great deal of the uneasiness about Clinton reflects his propensity to dance away from straightforward yes or no answers to any character question.

Derived terms

• straightforwardly
• straightforwardness

Translations

not deviating; honest; frank

Arabic: صريح (ar) (SariiH), مستقيم (ar) (mustaqiim) Chinese: Mandarin: 乾脆 (cmn), 干脆 (cmn) (gāncuì), 直心眼 (cmn) (zhíxīnyǎn), 直截了當 (cmn), 直截了当 (cmn) (zhíjiéliǎodàng), 爽直 (cmn) (shuǎngzhí), 爽快 (cmn) (shuǎngkuai), 簡單 (cmn), 简单 (cmn) (jiǎndān) Czech: přímočarý m., přímý m. Finnish: suora (fi), suoraviivainen (fi), avoin (fi) French: direct (fr), simple (fr)

German: aufrichtig (de), einfach (de), offen (de) Japanese: 率直 (ja) (そっちょく, sotchoku), まっすぐ (ja) (massugu), 簡単 (ja) (かんたん, kantan) Kurdish: ساکار (ku) (sakar) Portuguese: direto (pt) Romanian: onest (ro), sincer (ro), simplu (ro) Russian: прямой (ru) (prjamój), честный (ru) (čéstnyj), простой (ru) (prostój), откровенный (ru) (otkrovénnyj) Spanish: franco (es), sencillo (es)

Adverb

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

1. In a straightforward manner.

Translations

In a straightforward manner

Czech: nepokrytě (cs), otevřeně (cs) Finnish: suoraan (fi), suoraviivaisesti (fi), avoimesti (fi)

French: à brûle-pourpoint (fr) Spanish: francamente (es), sencillamente (es)