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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesindireção
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩ.di.ɾeˈsɐ̃w/
"A indireção na sua fala deixou margem para dúvidas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being indirect, especially in expression, communication, or method.
"His constant indirectness made it difficult to understand what he actually wanted." - 2
A roundabout way of doing or saying something.
"Cultural norms sometimes require a degree of indirectness to preserve social harmony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'directus' (meaning 'straight' or 'direct'), evolving through Middle French and 17th-century English. The suffix '-ness' was added to form a noun indicating the quality or state of not being direct, particularly in communication or action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Indirectness" is said worldwide
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indirectement
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃/
"Son discours manquait de clarté en raison de son indirecteté."
Indirektheit
Transliteration: /ɪndiˈʁɛktˌhaɪt/
"Manchmal wird in der Diplomatie eine gewisse Indirektheit geschätzt."
indeterminatezza
Transliteration: /in.di.reʃ.ta/
"La sua indirettezza ha confuso tutti i presenti."
indirecta
Transliteration: /in.diˈɾek.ta/
"Habló con mucha indirecta para no ofender a nadie."
indireção
Transliteration: /ĩ.di.ɾeˈsɐ̃w/
"A indireção na sua fala deixou margem para dúvidas."
अप्रत्यक्षता
Transliteration: apratyakshata
"उसकी बातों में बहुत अप्रत्यक्षता थी।"
委婉
Transliteration: wěiwǎn
"他在表达意见时保持了一种委婉的态度。"
우회성
Transliteration: uhoesong
"그의 발언에는 대화의 우회성이 짙게 배어 있었다."
遠回し
Transliteration: toomawashi
"彼は遠回しに私に意見を伝えた。"
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