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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesobliquité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: obliquité
"L'obliquité de son discours a confus tout le monde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting or inclination.
"The distinct obliqueness of the tower added a unique architectural challenge." - 2
Deviation from moral, ethical, or straightforward standards; indirectness or evasiveness.
"His speech was characterized by a frustrating obliqueness that concealed his true intentions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from oblique (from Latin obliquus, meaning 'slanting, sideways') + -ness (suffix forming nouns denoting a state or quality).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obliqueness" is said worldwide
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obliquité
Transliteration: obliquité
"L'obliquité de son discours a confus tout le monde."
Schrägheit
Transliteration: Schraegheit
"Die Schrägheit der Linien war Absicht des Künstlers."
obliquità
Transliteration: obliquità
"L'obliquità delle sue risposte ha insospettito l'investigatore."
oblicuidad
Transliteration: oblicuidad
"La oblicuidad de sus argumentos dificultó el entendimiento."
obliquidade
Transliteration: obliquidade
"A obliquidade do traçado deu um toque moderno à peça."
तिरछापन
Transliteration: tirchapan
"दीवार के तिरछापन को ठीक करने की जरूरत है।"
倾斜
Transliteration: qīngxié
"建筑物轻微的倾斜引起了工程师的注意。"
비스듬함
Transliteration: biseudeumham
"그 그림의 비스듬함은 독특한 원근감을 만들어냈다."
傾き
Transliteration: katamuki
"その柱のわずかな傾きが全体のバランスに影響を与えている。"
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