abstruseness

noun

Definition of abstrusenessnext
as in obtuseness

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  1. complexity
  2. difficulty
  3. complication
  4. impenetrability
Noun
  • For those who admire complexity in a traditional style, there is very little that outdoes the 5004.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In northern California and southern Oregon, a winter weather advisory for Mount Shasta and Crater Lake adds another layer of complexity to the region's extreme weather.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of complexity
Noun
  • Resurge Growth Partners acquires startups facing difficulties in a bid to turn them around.
    Joash Lee, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In a February statement, representatives voiced concerns over Williams’ difficulty to process information, her erratic behavior and her struggles to understand financial transactions.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of difficulty
Noun
  • However, a myriad of complications has kept him out of action.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This urine build-up can cause an infection or other complications, Golan said, adding that removing the prostate can prevent these blockages from happening.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of complication
Noun
  • Kim Gordon, The Collective A 71-year-old noise-rocker reciting spoken word over drum machines might scan as avant-garde impenetrability.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Scott blends Damon’s close-to-the-bone fragility and Alain Delon’s simmering impenetrability in making this uncertain Tom Ripley his own.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of impenetrability
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