abstruseness

English

Etymology

abstruse +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɹuːs.nəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɹus.nəs/, /əbˈstɹus.nəs/

Noun

abstruseness (countable and uncountable, plural abstrusenesses)

The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.]^[1]

Translations

the property of being abstruse

Dutch: traag van begrip
French: dur de comprenure
Greek: ασάφεια (el) f (asáfeia)

Hungarian: homályosság (hu)
Italian: astruseria f

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

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