roundaboutness

ˈraʊnd.əˌbaʊt.nəs

Definition

Definition of roundaboutness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

indirectness

Rare

the quality of being indirect or circuitous

Rare

The roundaboutness of his explanation made it hard to understand.

circuitousness

indirectness

evasiveness

Rare

the state of being evasive or avoiding directness

Rare

Her roundaboutness in answering questions frustrated the interviewer.

circuitousness

indirectness

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Origin of roundaboutness

Old English, round (circular) + about (around) + -ness (state of)

Examples of roundaboutness in a sentence

The roundaboutness of the route added an hour to the trip.
The roundaboutness of his speech confused everyone.
I was annoyed by the roundaboutness of her explanation.

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French:détourné, évasivité, ...
German:Umständlichkeit, Unverbindlichkeit, ...
Italian:indirettezza, evasività, ...
Spanish:circunloquio, evasividad, ...
Portuguese:indireção, evasividade, ...
Chinese:迂回, 回避, ...
Japanese:遠回しさ, 回避, ...
Arabic:عدم المباشرة, مراوغة, ...
Hebrew:עֲקִיפוּת, הִתְחַמְּקוּת, ...
Russian:косвенность, уклончивость, ...
Ukrainian:обхідність, ухильність, ...
Hindi:अप्रत्यक्षता, टालमटोल, ...
Bengali:বাকপটুত্ব, বাকবিতণ্ডা, ...
Catalan:indirecció, evasivitat, ...
Czech:nepřímost, vyhýbavost, ...
Danish:omvej, undvigende, ...
Dutch:omslachtigheid, ontwijkendheid, ...
Greek:περιφραστικότητα, αποφυγή, ...
Hungarian:közvetettség, köntörfalazás, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនត្រង់, លក្ខណៈនៃការឆ្លើយវៀចវេរ ឬគេចវេះមិននិយាយត្រង់ៗ, ...
Korean:우회성, 회피성, ...
Persian:غیرمستقیم بودن, طفره رفتن, ...
Polish:okrężność, wykrętność, ...
Portuguese (BR):indireção, evasividade, ...
Romanian:indirectitate, evazivitate, ...
Swedish:omständlighet, undvikande, ...
Thai:ความอ้อมค้อม, การหลีกเลี่ยง, ...
Turkish:dolaylılık, kaçamaklık, ...
Vietnamese:sự quanh co, sự lảng tránh, ...

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