Downright — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by plain blunt honesty

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊtˈɛlʊɹɹˌɑːɡɹæf/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊnɹaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊnɹaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪlˌɛktɹoʊtˈɛlʊɹɹˌɑːɡɹæf/.

Examples

a downright answer
a downright kind of person
absolute freedom

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

out-and-out absolute sheer right-down rank

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by plain blunt honesty “a downright answer”
adjective	complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers “absolute freedom”
adverb	thoroughgoing “he is outright dishonest”

Word Forms

downrightness	noun	the quality of being direct and straightforward
absoluteness	noun	the quality of being absolute

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geradezu

zeichnet sich durch schlichte, unverblümte Ehrlichkeit aus

🇫🇷French

carrément

caractérisé par une franche honnêteté

🇪🇸Spanish

completamente

caracterizado por una honestidad sencilla y contundente

🇮🇹Italian

decisamente

caratterizzato da schietta onestà

🇳🇱Dutch

ronduit

gekenmerkt door ronduit botte eerlijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

francamente

caracterizado pela honestidade franca

🇷🇺Russian

совершенно

характеризуется простой откровенной честностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सर्वथा

स्पष्ट रूप से स्पष्ट ईमानदारी की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

সরাসরি

সরল ভোঁতা সততা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நேரடியான

வெற்று அப்பட்டமான நேர்மையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పష్టంగా

సాదా మొద్దుబారిన నిజాయితీని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सरळ

साध्या बोथट प्रामाणिकपणा द्वारे दर्शविले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીધા

સાદા અસ્પષ્ટ પ્રમાણિકતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರವಾಗಿ

ಸರಳ ಮೊಂಡಾದ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തികച്ചും

പ്ലെയിൻ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള സത്യസന്ധതയുടെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਧਾ

ਸਾਦੀ ਕਠੋਰ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیدھا

سادہ دو ٹوک ایمانداری کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彻头彻尾

特点是直率诚实

🇯🇵Japanese

まさに

率直な正直さが特徴

🇰🇷Korean

철저한

솔직하고 솔직한 성격이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thẳng thắn

đặc trưng bởi sự trung thực thẳng thắn

🇹🇭Thai

จริงจัง

โดดเด่นด้วยความซื่อสัตย์ตรงไปตรงมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

benar sekali

ditandai dengan kejujuran yang blak-blakan

🇵🇭Filipino

talaga

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng malinaw na mapurol na katapatan

🇲🇾Malay

betul-betul

dicirikan oleh kejujuran yang jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بصراحة

تتميز بالصدق الواضح

🇮🇷Persian

کاملا

با صداقت آشکار مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

büsbütün

açık sözlü dürüstlükle karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַמרֵי

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