abstruseness

Word parts

abstruse + -ness

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əbˈstruːs.nəs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /æbˈstrus.nəs/ or /əbˈstrus.nəs/

Noun

Singular abstruseness

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Abstruseness is the quality of being hard to understand.
   • Synonyms: obscurity, obscureness and reconditeness
   • Antonyms: clarity, clearness, lucidity, pellucidity and limpidity

   The abstruseness of my teacher's lectures caused me to fail his class.

Related words

• abstruse
• abstrusity
• abstrusely