bluffness
41ingenuousness — n 1. openness, openheartedness, sincerity, sincereness, genuineness, undeceptiveness, undeceitfulness; honorableness, justness, fairness, uprightness, straightness, squareness, square dealing, plain dealing, square shooting, straight shooting;… …
42roughness — n 1. coarseness, ruggedness, bumpiness, jaggedness, cragginess, cragginess; stoniness, rockiness; knottedness, nodosity, gnarledness; wrin kledness, nugosity, crinkledness, corrugation; lumpiness; irregularity, unevenness. 2. hairiness,… …
43rudeness — n 1. discourteousness, impoliteness, incivility, unmannerliness; inconsideration, tactlessness, disrespect, disrespectfulness, misbehavior; ungraciousness, indecorum, uncourtliness, ungentlemanliness, hoydenism; brashness, boldness, brazenness,… …
44bluff — I. /blʌf / (say bluf) adjective 1. somewhat abrupt and unconventional in manner; hearty; frank. 2. presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline. 3. Nautical (of a ship) presenting a broad, flattened front. –noun 4. a cliff,… …
45bluff — ☆ bluff1 [bluf ] vt., vi. [17th c.: prob. < Du bluffen, to brag, boast or verbluffen, to baffle, mislead] 1. to mislead or seek to mislead (a person) by a false, bold front 2. to frighten (a person) by threats not intended to be carried out 3 …
46bluff — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a pretence of strength or confidence to gain an advantage. 2 tr. mislead by bluffing. n. an act of bluffing; a show of confidence or assertiveness intended to deceive. Phrases and idioms: call a person s bluff challenge …
47frankness — noun 1. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech • Syn: ↑candor, ↑candour, ↑candidness, ↑directness, ↑forthrightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑forthright (for …
48outspokenness — noun the trait of being blunt and outspoken • Syn: ↑frankness • Derivationally related forms: ↑outspoken, ↑frank (for: ↑frankness) • Hypernyms: ↑communicativen …
