abstrusenessn.

Brit.

/əbˈstruːsnəs/, U.S.

/əbˈstrusnəs/,

/æbˈstrusnəs/

Forms: see abstruse adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstruse adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < abstruse adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or fact of being difficult to understand.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [noun]

deepnessa1000

subtletya1387

difficultyc1405

mistiheadc1425

darknessc1450

obscurity1474

profoundnessc1475

obscureness1509

profundity1559

perplexity1563

opacity1575

darksomeness1583

perplexednessa1586

deptha1593

spinosity1605

abstruseness1628

abstrusity1649

inevidence1673

enigmaticalness1684

dark1699

indistinctness1704

confusion1729

reconditeness1779

obfuscity1832

oracularity1840

irrecognizability1847

recondity1856

unrecognizableness1865

crypticity1892

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > mysterious state or quality

mysticalness1608

mysterya1616

abstruseness1628

mysteriousness1633

abstrusity1649

mysticity1761

mysticality1834

sphinxineness1845

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [noun]

difficultyc1405

mistiheadc1425

darknessc1450

obscureness1509

obscuritya1522

unclearness1574

unplainness1619

abstruseness1628

umbragec1642

abstrusity1649

imperspicuity1659

reconditeness1779

mistiness1816

crampness1840

recondity1856

1628 J. Doughty (title) A discourse concerning the abstrusenesse of divine mysteries.

1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 42 It is the abstrusenesse of what is taught in them that makes them almost inevitably so [obscure].

1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) Pref. But even obscurities arising from other causes than the abstruseness of the argument may not be always inexcusable.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. vii. 64 Not to insist any longer on the Abstruseness and Inexplicableness of this Distinction.

1810 S. T. Coleridge Friend I. iii. 18 You hear The Friend complained of for its abstruseness and obscurity.

1879 Golden Hours Apr. 147/2 A wonderful young lady who..studied sciences..and was a marvel of learning and abstruseness before she reached her teens.

1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. p. xxii Every now and then he sinks into abstruseness.

1948 G. Gorer Amer. People v. 146 The level of reconditeness and abstruseness is lowered..it is memory rather than knowledge that is tested.

2004 G. R. Wainwright Headless Chickens, Laidback Bears iii. xxii. 120 The writer's competence in using language. Abstruseness can make life very difficult for the reader.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstruseness
释义	abstrusenessn. Brit. /əbˈstruːsnəs/, U.S. /əbˈstrusnəs/, /æbˈstrusnəs/ Forms: see abstruse adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstruse adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < abstruse adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or fact of being difficult to understand. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [noun] deepnessa1000 subtletya1387 difficultyc1405 mistiheadc1425 darknessc1450 obscurity1474 profoundnessc1475 obscureness1509 profundity1559 perplexity1563 opacity1575 darksomeness1583 perplexednessa1586 deptha1593 spinosity1605 abstruseness1628 abstrusity1649 inevidence1673 enigmaticalness1684 dark1699 indistinctness1704 confusion1729 reconditeness1779 obfuscity1832 oracularity1840 irrecognizability1847 recondity1856 unrecognizableness1865 crypticity1892 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > mysterious state or quality mysticalness1608 mysterya1616 abstruseness1628 mysteriousness1633 abstrusity1649 mysticity1761 mysticality1834 sphinxineness1845 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [noun] difficultyc1405 mistiheadc1425 darknessc1450 obscureness1509 obscuritya1522 unclearness1574 unplainness1619 abstruseness1628 umbragec1642 abstrusity1649 imperspicuity1659 reconditeness1779 mistiness1816 crampness1840 recondity1856 1628 J. Doughty (title) A discourse concerning the abstrusenesse of divine mysteries. 1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 42 It is the abstrusenesse of what is taught in them that makes them almost inevitably so [obscure]. 1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) Pref. But even obscurities arising from other causes than the abstruseness of the argument may not be always inexcusable. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. vii. 64 Not to insist any longer on the Abstruseness and Inexplicableness of this Distinction. 1810 S. T. Coleridge Friend I. iii. 18 You hear The Friend complained of for its abstruseness and obscurity. 1879 Golden Hours Apr. 147/2 A wonderful young lady who..studied sciences..and was a marvel of learning and abstruseness before she reached her teens. 1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. p. xxii Every now and then he sinks into abstruseness. 1948 G. Gorer Amer. People v. 146 The level of reconditeness and abstruseness is lowered..it is memory rather than knowledge that is tested. 2004 G. R. Wainwright Headless Chickens, Laidback Bears iii. xxii. 120 The writer's competence in using language. Abstruseness can make life very difficult for the reader. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1628
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