plainspoken

adj.
Frank; straightforward; blunt.

plainspokenness plain'spo'ken·ness n.

adjective

Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear/unclear, show/hide.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: using simple and direct language

Meaning #2: characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oprigtig

Français (French)
adj. - direct

Deutsch (German)
adj. - freimütig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απερίφραστος, ντόμπρος, σταράτος

Italiano (Italian)
senza peli sulla lingua

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - falado claramente, simples, franco, sincero

Русский (Russian)
откровенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - franco, llano, cándido, honesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppriktig, oförbehållsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直言不讳的, 说话直率的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 直言不諱的, 說話直率的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공평한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 腹蔵のない

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גלוי-לב, דובר-גלויות‬

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