Definition
The superlative form of 'direct,' meaning the most straightforward, honest, or shortest in path or manner.
Etymology
From Old English and Latin 'directus' with the superlative suffix '-est,' which marks the highest degree of an adjective. This forms the three-part scale: direct, more direct, most direct (directest).
Kelly Says
The word 'directest' reveals how our brains compress language—even though 'most direct' is more logical, we compress it into one word, the same way 'fastest' became shorter than 'most fast,' showing how frequent use shapes language evolution.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም 直截
ba-tam di-rek-t
ARالعربية
أقرب مباشرة
aqrab mis-taqee
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে সরাসরি
so-bo-che-ye so-ra-s-ri
CACatalà
més directe
mes di-rek-te
CSČeština
nejpřímější
nej-pri-me-zhe
DADansk
mest direkte
mest di-rek-te
DEDeutsch
der direkteste
der di-rek-tes-te
ELΕλληνικά
το πιο άμεσο
to pyo a-me-so
ESEspañol
el más directo
el mas di-rek-to
FAفارسی
مستقیم ترین
moosta-qeem-e-trin
FRFrançais
le plus direct
lu plu di-rek
GUGU
સૌથી સીધું
sau-thi see-dhu
HAHA
mafi yawan
ma-fi ya-wan
HEעברית
הכי ישיר
ha-chi yash-ir
HIहिन्दी
सबसे सीधा
sabse seedha
HUMagyar
legdirektbb
leg-di-rek-tbb
IDBahasa Indonesia
paling langsung
pa-ling lan-gug
ITItaliano
il più diretto
il piu di-rek-to
JA日本語
最も直接的
Mottomo choku-teki
KKKK
ең тікелей
en ti-ke-ley
KMKM
មានតែមួយ
ma-an ta-e mu-oy
KO한국어
가장 직접적
ga-jan jik-jeop-jeok
MRMR
सर्वात थेट
sarvaat thet
MSBahasa Melayu
paling langsung
pa-ling lan-gug
MYမြန်မာ
အကုန်ဆုံး တရျက်
a-ku-ng-so-nde ta-rjet
NLNederlands
het meest rechtstreeks
het meest recht-streks
NONorsk
mest direkte
mest di-rek-te
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸਿੱਧਾ
sabh ton sid-dhaa
PLPolski
najbardziej bezpośredni
na-zho-d-mo-st be-re-d-nech-ni
PTPortuguês
o mais direto
o mais di-rek-to
RORomână
cel mai direct
cel mai di-rek-t
RUРусский
самый прямой
samyi pryamyy
SVSvenska
mest direkt
mest di-rek
SWKiswahili
kwa moja
kwa mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக நேரடியாக
athika-ma-ga ne-ra-diya-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
సరళంగా
sara-la-nga
THไทย
ตรงที่สุด
trong thi-sup
TLTL
pinaka diretso
pi-na-ka di-re-tso
TRTürkçe
en doğrudan
en do-hru-dan
UKУкраїнська
найбільш прямий
naiz-bols-sh pry-miy
URاردو
سب سے زیادہ سیدھا
se-be zyada ha si-d-ha
VITiếng Việt
trực tiếp nhất
truc tiep nhat
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwakho
ngap-han-dle kwa-kho