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Saying the thing instead of the forty words circling it.
means The quality of being direct and honest, saying plainly what you mean without evasion or unnecessary complication.
from A straightforward compound: 'straight' (direct, not crooked) plus 'forward' (onward, ahead), describing a path with no bends in it — then stretched from literal direction into a way of speaking and dealing with people. 'Straightforward' as an adjective for honest, uncomplicated conduct emerged in the 1600s–1700s; '-ness' simply tacked on later to turn the quality into a noun you could hold up and point at.
- costs
- short-term comfort, saves long-term trust
- disguised as
- rudeness by people who prefer vagueness
- rare because
- honesty requires owning the reaction
- not
- bluntness without caring how it lands