ABSTRUSENESS

obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness

(noun) the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

reconditeness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity

(noun) wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; “the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

abstruseness (countable and uncountable, plural abstrusenesses)

The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*struse"ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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