straightness

Meaning

Noun

The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
The result or product of being straight.

Related

Similar words

heterosexuality

Opposite words

gayness

Origin

From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness.

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