in•di•rect•ness
We found 5 definitions of indirectness from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: indirectnesses |
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indirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | ||
directness, straightness trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" | ||
characteristic a distinguishing quality | ||
allusiveness a quality characterized by indirect reference | ||
mediacy, mediateness the quality of being mediate | ||
deviousness, obliqueness the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly |