adj.
Difficult to understand; recondite. See synonyms at ambiguous.
[Latin abstrūsus, past participle of abstrūdere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab1 + trūdere, to push.]
abstruse'ly adv.abstruse'ness n.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
abstruse
Quick Definition: obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abstruse
adjective
- Beyond the understanding of an average mind: deep, esoteric, profound, recondite. Slang heavy. See easy/hard, surface/depth.
abstruse
adj
adj
Definition: difficult to understand
Antonyms: clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple
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The adjective abstruse has one meaning:
Meaning #1: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
Synonyms: deep, recondite
Translations for: Abstruse
Nederlands (Dutch)
moeilijk te begrijpen, diepzinnig
Franais (French)
abstrus, obscur
Deutsch (German)
adj. - dunkel, unklar
ή (Greek)
adj. ό
Italiano (Italian)
astruso
Portugus (Portuguese)
adj. - complexo, abstruso
Русский (Russian)
малопонятный, неясный для понимания, глубокий (о мыслях)
Espaol (Spanish)
adj. - abstruso, recndito, oscuro
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - svrfattlig, dunkel
中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
adj. - 难懂的, 深奥的, 奥妙的
中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
adj. - 難懂的, 深奧的, 奧妙的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 難解な, 深遠な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) عويص, مبهم, عميق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שקשה להבינו, עמוק, סתום
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Mentioned In abstruse is mentioned in the following topics:
| acroamatic | abstrusely |
| plain | abstrude |
| abstruseness | elementary |
| abstrusion | abstrusity |
| retruse | legalese |
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