Antonyms for obliquities
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik- |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk- |
Definition of obliquities
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French obliquité (14c.), from Latin obliquitatem (nominative obliquitas) "slanting direction, obliquity," noun of quality from obliquus (see oblique).
- As in slope : noun slant, tilt
- As in folly : noun nonsense, ridiculous idea
- As in angle : noun shape formed by two lines meeting at a point
- As in grade : noun incline, slope
- How else can these obliquities stand with her professions of love?
- Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
- Well, it hasn't been a bed of roses since we discovered Northwick's obliquities—excuse me!
- Extract from : « The Quality of Mercy » by W. D. Howells
- The novelty was not lost upon Aunt Bell, expert that she was in all obliquities from accepted tradition.
- Extract from : « The Seeker » by Harry Leon Wilson
- We seldom trouble ourselves to inquire into the history of their obliquities.
- Extract from : « The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels » by John Burgon
- It seemed to me that I had known the same sort of obliquities among boys in the swapping of jacknives.
- Extract from : « Confessions of Boyhood » by John Albee
Synonyms for obliquities
- abruptness
- absurdity
- acclivity
- ascent
- bank
- bend
- bevel
- bias
- cant
- climb
- corner
- craziness
- crook
- crotch
- cusp
- daftness
- declination
- decline
- declivity
- deflection
- descent
- deviation
- diagonal
- divergence
- dogleg
- dottiness
- downgrade
- dumb thing to do
- dumb trick
- edge
- elbow
- elevation
- embankment
- fatuity
- flare
- flection
- flexure
- foolishness
- fork
- gradient
- height
- hill
- idiocy
- imbecility
- impracticality
- imprudence
- inadvisability
- inanity
- inclination
- incline
- inclined plane
- indiscretion
- intersection
- irrationality
- knee
- lean
- leaning
- level
- lunacy
- madness
- nook
- notch
- obliqueness
- obliquity
- pitch
- plane
- point
- preposterousness
- ramp
- rashness
- recklessness
- rise
- rising ground
- senselessness
- shelf
- silliness
- skew
- slant
- steepness
- stupidity
- swag
- sway
- tangent
- tilt
- tip
- triviality
- turn
- turning
- twist
- unsoundness
- upgrade
- V
- vice
- witlessness
- Y
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