forthright

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
2. Frank, outspoken.
3. Markedly simple.
4. Fixed; settled; decided.
5. (archaic) Proceeding straight forth.

Noun

A straight path.

Adv

1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
2. At once, forthwith.
3. Swiftly.
4. (archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction.

Concepts

honnête

franc

🆓

direct

tout droit

de but en blanc

franche

sans détours

abrupt

sinple

candide

carré

Synonymes

straightforward

⬆️

frank

candid

outspoken

direct

squarely

honest

forthrightly

point-blank

straight

blunt

free-spoken

plainspoken

immediately

staunch

frankly

true

trusty

upright

honourable

straight-from-the-shoulder

sincere

openhearted

outright

outspokenly

pert

plain sailing

plum

plump

right

saucy

sheer

single-minded

slap

square

straight from the shoulder

straightly

straightway

true blue

uncomplicated

unreserved

unsophisticated

unstuffy

single-hearted

whole hearted

aboveboard

open faced

baldly

bang

directly

Traductions

schietto

franco

franco

offen

esplicito

anständig

sincer

honest

ακέραιος

αγαθός

honett

loyal

ειλικρινής

rechtschaffen

ehrlich

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: forþright

Hérité de ancien anglais: forþriht

Hérité de moyen anglais: forthright

Hérité de ancien anglais: forþrihte

In summary

From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.