indirectness

noun

Definition of indirectnessnext
as in impenetrability

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  1. impenetrability
  2. circuity
  3. uncertainty
  4. complexity
Noun
  • But the impenetrability of where this story is going, and the dwindling numbers of who will survive by the end of it, are diminishing shadows that glow.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Curiously, this rediscovered impenetrability has come with Nick Pope, the undisputed No 1 goalkeeper, injured.
    — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of impenetrability
Noun
  • Duco negates the need for any human intervention by leveraging a hanging robotic system that automatically sketches multi-layered circuity to enable novel large-scale interfaces.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies.
    — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
Definition of circuity
Noun
  • Trump's new term comes amid regional political uncertainty The maneuvering is happening as political uncertainty roils not just the U.S., but also the Pacific region.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
  • It’s filled with moments of uncertainty, mid-sentence realizations and mental sticky notes.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • Audience fascination with Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish argues, stems from a contemporary hunger for authentic portrayals of human complexity.
    — Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • This cocktail is essentially a Breakfast Martini but with Irish whiskey instead of gin, and our advice there holds here too: Marmalade is a major agent of complexity here, so different brands will absolutely produce different results.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of complexity
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“Indirectness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirectness. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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