deviousness
The characteristic of being deviousThe characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
More definitions
- the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
- the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
Forms
plural: deviousnesses| Singular | deviousness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly:obliqueness
- the quality of being deceitful and underhanded:crookedness
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddevious
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable