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- [ab-stroos]
- /æbˈstrus/
- /əb.ˈstruː.snəs/
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- [ab-stroos]
- /æbˈstrus/
Definitions of abstruseness word
- adjective abstruseness hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories. 1
- adjective abstruseness Obsolete. secret; hidden. 1
- noun abstruseness The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. (First attested in the mid 17th century.)0. 1
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Origin of abstruseness
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin abstrūsus thrust away, concealed (past participle of abstrūdere), equivalent to abs- abs- + trūd- thrust + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Abstruseness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abstruseness popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for abstruseness
noun abstruseness
- riddle — a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
- conundrum — A conundrum is a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
- subtlety — the state or quality of being subtle.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- secrecy — the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
Antonyms for abstruseness
noun abstruseness
- known — past participle of know1 .
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
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