abstrusity

noun

Definition of abstrusitynext
as in complexity

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  1. complexity
  2. difficulty
  3. complication
  4. profoundness
Noun
  • Candidates will be imperfect, but seeing complexity over time creates discernment and an understanding that there are some lines that cannot and should not be crossed.
    — Maria Comella, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
  • Education for technology leadership Warfare has seen dramatic changes in recent years, with the complexity of decisions increasing at unprecedented rates and new challenges emerging rapidly.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of complexity
Noun
  • Ferreria grew up in a Portuguese town built on construction and carpentry, while Zia’s father started a construction business that failed due to the difficulty of navigating procurement processes.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • There were logistical difficulties in shooting that sequence.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of difficulty
Noun
  • Despite these complications, Terrace Story delivers a brilliant contemporary fable that chronicles how young people stuck in the saddest timeline can still make meaning.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • Magdalen’s changing, fillable, emotionally ready body is a complication of the traditional emotional body in the prototypical actress novel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of complication
Noun
  • As a result of that, there’s a profoundness to their relationship.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • For Twitty, the book’s profoundness resides between the lines.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of profoundness
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