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Indirectness

The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.

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Allusiveness 76% connected

The quality of being allusive.

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Mediacy 76% connected

The state or quality of being mediate.

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Mediateness 76% connected

The state of being mediate.

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Obliqueness 76% connected

Quality or state of being oblique.

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Characteristic 76% connected

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; di…

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Indirect 74% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Indirect 74% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Directness 94% connected

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

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Directness 94% connected

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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-ee unknown · 78% connection

A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indirect, obliquity, deviousness, crookedness.
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Allusion noun · 78% connection

A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.

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Ambages n. pl. · 78% connection

A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.

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Apagoge noun · 78% connection

An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

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Arcuation noun · 78% connection

The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.

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Back door unknown · 78% connection

A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way.

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Back stairs unknown · 78% connection

Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; hence, a private or indirect way.

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Backhand adjective · 78% connection

Backhanded; indirect; oblique.

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Backhanded adjective · 78% connection

Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.

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Backhandedness noun · 78% connection

State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.

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Backstair adjective · 78% connection

Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs.

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Bypath noun · 78% connection

A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.

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Circle noun · 78% connection

Indirect form of words; circumlocution.

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