obliqueness

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Noun obliqueness has 2 senses

obliqueness - the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle
--₁ is a kind of spatial property, spatiality
deviousness, obliqueness - the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
--₂ is a kind of indirectness

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Obliqueness

Definition: The quality or state of being oblique or indirect.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The condition of being slanted or tilted at an angle.

Example sentence: The artist incorporated the obliqueness of the lines in his painting, creating a sense of movement.

Sense 2: The act of not being straightforward or honest; using indirect or evasive methods.

Example sentence: The politician's obliqueness in answering the journalist's question raised suspicions among the audience.

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