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abstruseness

noun

  1. quality/fact of being difficult to understand
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Pronunciation: /əbˈstɹuːs.nəs/ / /æbˈstɹus.nəs/ / /əbˈstɹus.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English abstruse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abstruseness From abstruse + -ness.

  1. The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
abstruseness — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony