What does obliqueness mean?
Definitions for obliqueness
oblique·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
obliquenessnoun
the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle
deviousness, obliquenessnoun
the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
Wiktionary
obliquenessnoun
The characteristic of being oblique.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Obliqueness, Obliquitynoun
Etymology: olbiquité, Fr. from oblique.
Which else to several spheres thou must ascribe,
Mov’d contrary with thwart obliquities. John Milton, P. Lost.There is in rectitude, beauty; as contrariwise in obliquity, deformity. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 8.
Count Rhodophill cut out for government and high affairs, and balancing all matters in the scales of his high understanding, hath rectified all obliquities. James Howell, Vocal For.
For a rational creature to conform himself to the will of God in all things, carries in it a rational rectitude or goodness; and to disobey or oppose his will in any thing, imports a moral obliquity. Robert South, Sermons.
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obliqueness
Obliqueness refers to the quality or state of being oblique, slanted, indirect or not perpendicular or parallel. In other words, it refers to a degree of deviation from a straight line, vertical, or horizontal plane. The term can also refer to the quality of being obscure, devious or not straightforward in point of view or speech.
Webster Dictionary
Obliquenessnoun
quality or state of being oblique
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obliqueness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obliqueness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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