Meaning

1 senses

  1. (uncountable, usually)The condition of being indirect.

More definitions
  • having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Indirectness has value in imagining thought.

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  2. Why do people use indirectness?

    deWarum sind die Leute nicht geradeheraus? — Esperantostern

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: indirectnesses
Singularindirectness

uncountable

Antonyms

1 antonyms
directness

Word family

1 related words
Relatedindirect

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
indirectB1indirectlyB1indiscreetindiscretionC2indiscriminateindiscriminately

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