Indirectness
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The condition or quality of being indirect; obliquity; unfairness; dishonesty.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.
noun.
Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.
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noun.
The condition of being
indirect
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noun.
having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
characteristic
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
allusiveness
deviousness
discursiveness
mediacy
mediateness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
allusiveness
ampleness
blandness
chaffer
circumlocution
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
crookedness
deviousness
dishonesty
obliquity
unfairness