abstrusity

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UK/əbˈstɹuː.sə.ti/US/æbˈstɹu.sə.ti/US/əbˈstɹu.sə.ti/

noun

Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.

Similar
reconditenessabstrusenessprofoundnessprofundity
First used First attested in the mid 17th century.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounabstrusity (countable and uncountable, plural abstrusities)

plural abstrusities

  1. archaiccountableuncountableAbstruseness; that which is abstruse.First known use First attested in the mid 17th century.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound

Similar
reconditenessabstrusenessprofoundnessprofundity
Broader
wisdom
Also see
abstrusenessprofoundnessprofundityreconditeness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From abstruse + -ity.

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APA

abstrusity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstrusity

MLA

“abstrusity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstrusity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstrusity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstrusity.

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