outspokenness

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English

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Etymology

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From outspoken +‎ -ness.

Noun

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outspokenness (countable and uncountable, plural outspokennesses)

  1. The quality of being outspoken.
    Synonyms: bluntness, frankness, candour
    • 2023 October 27, John Nolte, “Nolte: 'Hunger Games' Actress Rachel Zeigler Plays the Victim over 'Snow White' Backlash”, in Breitbart[1]:
      “I have learned the hard way,” she crybabied this week, “that we have to be fearless and loud in order to be heard, and to prepare for the backlash that occasionally comes with that outspokenness.”