as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity
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Recent Examples of obliquity
The angle this line makes to the ecliptic plane, which is the plane of the solar system in which all the planets orbit, is the obliquity.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
So how do obliquity variations affect the seasons on a planet?
—Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
Earth’s tilt, which is scientifically known as obliquity, is known to vary between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees on a cycle that lasts about 41,000 years.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity.
—Matthew Bevis, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
So how do obliquity variations affect the seasons on a planet?
—Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
Earth’s tilt, which is scientifically known as obliquity, is known to vary between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees on a cycle that lasts about 41,000 years.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity.
—Matthew Bevis, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliquity
ambiguity
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According to the outlet’s research findings, uncertainty and ambiguity are hallmarks of entrepreneurship.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Curiosity and possibly even lust play into their first encounter; part of the welcome complexity between this pale-skinned woman of substance and this tall, equally alabaster, formerly dead drink of water is the ambiguity in their initial interactions.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Obliquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliquity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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