abstrusity

ab·stru·si·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-stroo-si-tee]
- /æbˈstru sɪ ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-stroo-si-tee]
- /æbˈstru sɪ ti/

Definitions of abstrusity word

noun abstrusity the quality of being abstruse 3
noun abstrusity an abstruse thing 3
noun plural abstrusity the quality or state of being abstruse. 1
noun plural abstrusity an abstruse statement, action, etc. 1
noun abstrusity (archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. 0

See all 5 definitions of abstrusity

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Origin of abstrusity

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35; abstruse + -ity

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Parts of speech for Abstrusity

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Abstrusity

abstrusity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for abstrusity

noun abstrusity

profundity — the quality or state of being profound; depth.
abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.

All 3 Synonyms of abstrusity