1. the quality of being direct, honest, and frank in speech or manner; candor
Usage: uncountable; formal register

Examples

• Her forthrightness in the meeting impressed everyone; she spoke without hesitation about the problems.
• The manager appreciated the employee's forthrightness when discussing the project's failures.
• With characteristic forthrightness, he told her exactly what he thought.
• The candidate's forthrightness about her lack of experience earned respect from the panel.
• I value forthrightness in my friends; I want them to tell me the truth.
• His forthrightness sometimes made him unpopular, but people always knew where he stood.