straightforward

See also: straight-forward and straight forward

English

Etymology

From straight +‎ forward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/

• Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):

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• Hyphenation: straight‧for‧ward

Adjective

straightforward (comparative more straightforward or (rare) straighterforward, superlative most straightforward or (rare) straightestforward)

1. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating.
2. Easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty.
   • 1960 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:

     For the most part they are of straightforward design and the largest group is the ex-Prussian "T16" Class 0-10-0 of Type "94", [...].

   • 2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Poland played with great energy, quick to the ball, strong in the challenge, and projecting the clear sense they had absolutely no intention whatsoever of making this a straightforward night.

3. (figurative) Direct; forthright; frank; sincere.

   Synonym: unvarnished

   • 1992 April 20, George J. Church, “Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton”, in Time, page 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.

Synonyms

• (not deviating): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
• (easy, simple): See also Thesaurus:easy
• (honest, frank): See also Thesaurus:honest

Derived terms

• straightforwardly
• straightforwardness
• unstraightforward

Translations

not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere

• Arabic: صَرِيح (ar) (ṣarīḥ), مُسْتَقِيم (mustaqīm)
• Armenian: ուղիղ (hy) (uġiġ), շիտակ (hy) (šitak)
• Bulgarian: прям (bg) (prjam), открит (bg) (otkrit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乾脆 / 干脆 (zh) (gāncuì), 直心眼 (zhíxīnyǎn), 直截了當 / 直截了当 (zh) (zhíjiéliǎodàng), 爽直 (zh) (shuǎngzhí), 爽快 (zh) (shuǎngkuai), 簡單 / 简单 (zh) (jiǎndān)

• Czech: přímočarý m, přímý (cs) m
• Dutch: direct (nl), eerlijk (nl), open (nl)
• Finnish: suora (fi), suoraviivainen (fi), avoin (fi)
• French: direct (fr), simple (fr), franc (fr)
• German: aufrichtig (de), einfach (de), offen (de)
• Greek: ευθύς (el) m (efthýs), έντιμος (el) m (éntimos)
• Hungarian: egyenes (hu)
• Italian: schietto (it), franco (it), diretto (it), sincero (it)
• 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:

  Central Kurdish: ساکار (ckb) (sakar)

• Latin: explicātus, prōsus
• Macedonian: и́скрен (ískren), о́творен (ótvoren)
• Polish: prostolinijny (pl), bezpośredni (pl)
• Portuguese: direto (pt)
• Romanian: onest (ro), sincer (ro), simplu (ro)
• Russian: прямо́й (ru) (prjamój), че́стный (ru) (čéstnyj), просто́й (ru) (prostój), открове́нный (ru) (otkrovénnyj)
• Spanish: franco (es), sencillo (es)
• Swahili: -nyofu
• Swedish: rättfram (sv), rak (sv), uppriktig (sv)
• Ukrainian: прями́й (uk) (prjamýj), че́сний (čésnyj), відве́ртий (vidvértyj)

presenting few difficulties, easy

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: прост (bg) (prost), разбираем (bg) (razbiraem)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 簡單 / 简单 (zh) (jiǎndān)

• Dutch: makkelijk (nl), eenvoudig (nl), simpel (nl)
• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi)
• French: facile (fr), aisé (fr), immédiat (fr) m
• German: einfach (de)
• Greek: απλός (el) m (aplós)
• Italian: facile (it), semplice (it)
• Latin: explicātus
• Macedonian: прост (prost), ле́сен (lésen)
• Maori: waingōhia
• Portuguese: fácil (pt)
• Russian: просто́й (ru) (prostój), лёгкий (ru) (ljóxkij)
• Spanish: fácil (es), sencillo (es), claro (es), simple (es), llano (es), diáfano (es)
• Swedish: enkel (sv), entydig (sv)
• Ukrainian: прости́й (uk) (prostýj), легки́й (lehkýj)

Adverb

straightforward (comparative more straightforward or (rare) straighterforward, superlative most straightforward or (rare) straightestforward)

1. In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.

Hypernyms

• forward

Translations

In a straightforward manner

• Bulgarian: прямо (bg) (prjamo), открито (bg) (otkrito)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 直爽地

• Czech: nepokrytě (cs), otevřeně (cs)
• Finnish: suoraan (fi), suoraviivaisesti, avoimesti (fi)
• French: à brûle-pourpoint (fr)
• Italian: diretto (it)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: francamente (es), sencillamente (es), en derechura