straightest

straight

S s

Definitions of straightest word

adjective straightest without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 1
adjective straightest exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a straight table. 1
adjective straightest (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point. 1
adjective straightest evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders. 1
adjective straightest without circumlocution; frank; candid: straight speaking. 1
adjective straightest honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer