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Definition: Outspokenness |
OutspokennessNoun1. The trait of being blunt and outspoken. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: OutspokennessSynonym: frankness (n). (additional references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Bahrain | This issue has become one of high priority as the release of hundreds of political detainees has not only contributed slightly to the numbers, it has also led to greater outspokenness of dissent. (references) |
Political Rights | Hong Kong | A motion proposed by a prodemocracy legislator to repeal restrictions on private members' bills was rejected in January 2000; however, the Legislative Council's degree of popular representation and outspokenness gives the Government cause to consider its views. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Outspokenness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Outspokenness" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "outspokenness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 坦率 (Baldly, frankness, Outspoken, unvarnished). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | suorasukaisuus (straightforwardness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Offenheit (candidness, candor, candour, frankness, freedom, ingenuousness, openness, plainness, sincerity, straightforwardness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παρρησία (frankness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | franchezza (bluntness, candidness, candor, candour, frankness, openness, outrightness, straightforwardness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | bruntys, bruntid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | outspokennessay franqueza (bluntness, candidness, candor, candour, directness, fair dealing, frankness, honesty, openness, plain dealing, plainness, single-mindedness, straightforwardness). (various references) frispråkighet (freedom). (various references) tính nói thẳng, tính bộc trực tính chất thẳng thắn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | libertas, libertate, libertatem, libertatis, licentia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "outspokenness": outspokennesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "outspokenness" (pronounced outspō"kunus) |
| 5 | -k u n u s | Deaconess. |
| 4 | -u n u s | androgynous, asynchronous, bituminous, chitinous, exogenous, gelatinous, genuineness, gluttonous, homogenous, indigenous, larcenous, luminous, membranous, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, nitrogenous, nonpoisonous, ominous, poisonous, polygynous, ravenous, ruinous, tetanus, villainous, voluminous. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gentleness, genus, ghastliness, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, madness, Manus, meanness, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nonbusiness, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, politeness, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, vindictiveness, vividness, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-k-n-n-o-o-p-s-s-s-t-u" | |
-4 letters: outspoken, sunstones. | |
-5 letters: espouses, knessets, netsukes, neustons, openness, osteoses, outkeeps, outspoke, pentoses, posteens, sponsons, stenoses, stepsons, sunspots, sunstone, suspense, unspoken, uptosses. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-k-n-n-o-o-p-s-s-s-t-u" | |
+2 letters: outspokennesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 75 74 73 70 6F 6B 65 6E 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--- ..- - ... .--. --- -.- . -. -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01110101 01110100 01110011 01110000 01101111 01101011 01100101 01101110 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O u t s p o k e n n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0075 0074 0073 0070 006F 006B 0065 006E 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)49878685828177718080718585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kiinalainen, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chino, kinesisk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandés, finés, finsk, tiếng Phần-lan |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , saksalainen, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemán, tysk, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , kreikkalainen, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, griego, grek, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italialainen, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, Iddaalish, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, espanjalainen, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, ruotsalainen, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, sueco, svensk, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamilainen, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnames, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglés, engelsk |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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