Definition of OBLIQUITY

obliquity

Meanings

Plural: obliquities

Noun

  • the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
  • the quality of being deceptive
  • The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
  • Axial tilt.
  • Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
  • The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French obliquité, from Latin oblīquitās, from oblīquus (“oblique”). Corresponding to oblique + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 23

obliquity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 25

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