English-Thai Dictionary

forthright

ADJ ตรงไปตรงมา  เปิดเผย  โผงผาง  frank outspoken straight trong-pai-trong-ma

 

forthright

ADV อย่างตรงไปตรงมา  อย่างเปิดเผย  อย่าง โผงผาง  frankly outspokenly straightly yang-trong-pai-trong-ma

 

forthrightness

N ความ ตรงไปตรงมา 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORTHRIGHT

adv. [See Right. ] Straight forward; in a straight direction. Obs.

 

FORTHRIGHT

n.A straight path. Obs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORTHRIGHT

Forth "right ` ( or ), adv. Etym: [Forth, adv. + right, adv. ]

 

Defn: Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic ] Sir P. Sidney.

 

FORTHRIGHT

FORTHRIGHT Forth "right `, a.

 

Defn: Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic ] Lowell. They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Piligrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson.

 

FORTHRIGHT

FORTHRIGHT Forth "right `, n.

 

Defn: A straight path. [Archaic ] Here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forthrights and meanders! Shak.

 

FORTHRIGHTNESS

FORTHRIGHTNESS Forth "right `ness, n.

 

Defn: Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic ] Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forthright

forth right |ˈfôrTHˌrīt ˈfɔrθˌraɪt | ▶adjective 1 (of a person or their manner or speech ) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest: his most forthright attack yet on the reforms. 2 archaic proceeding directly forward. ▶adverb archaic directly forward. • immediately. DERIVATIVES forth right ly adverb, forth right ness noun ORIGIN Old English forthriht ‘straightforward, directly ’ (see forth, right ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

forthright

forth |right |ˈfɔːθrʌɪt, fɔːθˈrʌɪt | ▶adjective 1 (of a person or their manner or speech ) direct and outspoken: his most forthright attack yet on the reforms. 2 archaic proceeding directly forwards. ▶adverb archaic directly forwards. • immediately. DERIVATIVES forthrightly adverb, forthrightness noun ORIGIN Old English forthriht ‘straight forward, directly ’ (see forth, right ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

forthright

forthright adjective a forthright statement to the press about her involvement in the cover-up: frank, direct, straightforward, honest, candid, open, sincere, outspoken, straight, blunt, plain-spoken, no-nonsense, downright, bluff, matter-of-fact, to the point; informal upfront. ANTONYMS secretive, evasive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

forthright

forthright adjective he was forthright in speaking out against human rights abuses: frank, direct, straightforward, honest, candid, open, sincere, straight, straight to the point, blunt, plain-spoken, outspoken, downright, uninhibited, unreserved, point blank, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, bluff, undiplomatic, tactless; not afraid to call a spade a spade, not beating around the bush, speaking as one finds; explicit, clear, plain, unequivocal, unambiguous, unqualified, categorical; informal straight from the shoulder, upfront. ANTONYMS secretive; dishonest. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD forthright, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken See candid . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

forthright

f ó rth r ì ght 形容詞 歯に衣着せぬ, (やや無礼なほど )率直な ; 純粋な .