Indirectness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The condition or quality of being indirect; obliquity; unfairness; dishonesty.
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  • 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
    • Word Usage
    "Euphemisms rather use understatement … indirectness … the language of diplomacy."
    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  
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