indirectness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.

Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

complexity confusion darkness ambiguity roundabout complication anonymity concealment euphemism dishonesty cloudiness imprecision indirection bewilderment equivocation

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Antonyms

directness definition accuracy confidence precision simplicity

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Hypernyms

characteristic

Hyponyms

allusiveness mediacy mediateness obliqueness discursiveness deviousness

Examples

McLibel film, 1998 In its libel allegation, McDonald's asserted that all claims in the pamphlet were false. citation They found it difficult to support this position despite the indirectness of some of the claims. Source: Internet

Note also the indirectness of this construction relative to, for example, She's coming now * "'Tis herself that's coming now." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

indirective indirectivity indirectly indiretin indirigibility indirigible