Meaning & use
obliquity
The quality of being oblique; a deviation from what is direct, correct, or morally straightforward.
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Astronomers measured the obliquity of the planet's axis relative to its orbit.
Critics noted the obliquity of his answers whenever reporters asked about the scandal.
A note on using this word
Obliquity has a technical sense in astronomy, describing axial tilt, and a figurative sense describing evasive or morally crooked behavior.
Words with a similar meaning
deviationindirectness
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Words with an opposite meaning
directness
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