Indirectness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being indirect. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal wordnet

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dissemblanceaberrationdeclinationdeflectiondeviationdigression

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Etymology

From indirect + -ness.

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