obliqueness

Thân thiện

The road's obliqueness made the climb more gradual.

Definition

Noun: 1. Indirectness in communication or manner: The quality of being not straightforward, clear, or direct; characterized by a roundabout, evasive, or ambiguous approach. 2. Deviation from a straight line or right angle: The property of being at a slanting or inclined angle; the state of being neither parallel nor perpendicular.

Examples of Usage

• Indirectness:
  • The politician's obliqueness in answering the question frustrated the journalists.
  • Her writing is known for its subtle obliqueness, requiring careful reading to grasp the full meaning.
• Slanting angle:
  • The obliqueness of the tower is a result of the unstable foundation.
  • The architect measured the obliqueness of the supporting beam.

Advanced Usage

• Mathematical/Geometric Context: In geometry, obliqueness describes angles that are not right angles (90°) or lines/planes that are not parallel or perpendicular to a given reference.
  • The calculation must account for the obliqueness of the intersecting planes.
• Literary/Rhetorical Device: Used to describe a style of expression that is intentionally indirect, suggestive, or ambiguous to create depth, irony, or subtlety.
  • The poet's characteristic obliqueness allows for multiple interpretations of the work.

Variants and Related Words

• Oblique (Adjective): Having a slanting direction or position; not straightforward.
  • He made an oblique reference to the scandal.
  • Draw an oblique line from one corner to the other.
• Obliquely (Adverb): In an oblique manner.
  • She glanced obliquely at the document.
  • The sun shone obliquely through the window.

Synonyms

• For indirectness: Indirectness, ambiguity, evasiveness, circuitousness, roundaboutness.
• For slanting angle: Slant, inclination, tilt, slope, diagonal.

Antonyms

• For indirectness: Directness, straightforwardness, clarity, frankness.
• For slanting angle: Perpendicularity, parallelism, straightness, verticality/horizontality.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• At an oblique angle: Positioned at a slant.
  • The two roads met at an oblique angle.
• Oblique remark/comment: An indirect or subtly hinting statement.
  • She ignored his oblique remarks about her past.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
2. the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle

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