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deviousness vs indirectness

indirectness vs deviousness

deviousness and indirectness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deviousness Yes No No No
indirectness Yes No No No
As nouns, indirectness is a hypernym of deviousness; that is, indirectness is a word with a broader meaning than deviousness:
  • deviousness: the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
  • indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
deviousness (noun) indirectness (noun)
the quality of being deceitful and underhanded having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
Difference between deviousness and indirectness

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