The quality of being direct; straightforwardness, honesty, or frankness in manner or speech.
From 'direct' (Latin directus) + '-itude' (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting state or quality, as in 'attitude' or 'latitude'). This formal term is rare in modern usage, appearing primarily in older philosophical and literary texts.
Though 'directitude' has nearly vanished from English, it's a beautiful word that shows how '-itude' once created abstract qualities just as easily as '-ness' does now—we've grammatically simplified our language by favoring productivity over precise etymological matching.
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