abstruse

ab·struse  (b-strs, b-)

adj.

Difficult to understand; recondite. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

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[Latin abstrsus, past participle of abstrdere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + trdere, to push; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab·strusely adv.

ab·struseness n.

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abstruse [əbˈstruːs]

adj

not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric

[from Latin abstrūsus thrust away, concealed, from abs- ab-¹ + trūdere to thrust]

abstrusely  adv

abstruseness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

abstruse - difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" recondite, deep esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

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abstruse

adjective obscure, complex, confusing, puzzling, subtle, mysterious, concealed, abstract, vague, deep, dark, hidden, unclear, ambiguous, enigmatic, esoteric, perplexing, opaque, incomprehensible, arcane, hazy, cryptic, unfathomable, recondite, Delphic, clear as mud (informal) Meetings keep reverting to discussions about abstruse resolutions.
open, clear, plain, apparent, bold, patent, evident, manifest, transparent, conspicuous, overt, self-evident, perceptible, unsubtle

Translations

abstruse [æbˈstruːs] ADJ → recóndito, abstruso

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abstruse [æbˈstruːs] adj [point, concept] → abstrus(e)

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abstruse

adj → abstrus

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abstruse [əbˈstruːs] adj (theory, concept) → astruso/a

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abstruse

adj abstruse [əbˈstruːs]

difficult to understand abstruse reasoning. duister مُبْهَم، عَوِيص، صَعْبْ الفَهْم неясен těžko pochopitelný svært tilgængelig; dunkel; vanskelig at forstå schwer verständlich,verworren δυσνόητος, ασαφής abstruso raskestimõistetav پیچیده vaikeatajuinen abstrus מוּבָן בְּקוֹשִׁי, סָתוּם जटिल/कठिन zamršen nehezen érthető sulit dipahami torskilinn astruso 難解な 난해한 painus neskaidrs; grūti saprotams sukar difahami duister vanskelig å forstå, dunkel zawiły abstruso abstrus, neclar, confuz замысловатый nezrozumiteľný težko umljiv nerazumljiv svårfattlig ที่เข้าใจได้ยาก anlaşılması zor, çapraşık 難解的，深奧的 неясний; важкий для розуміння مشکل ، عمیق khó hiểu 难解的，深奥的

n abˈstruseness

diepsinnigheid إبْهَام، غُمُوض неяснота nepochopitelnost uklarhed; utilgængelighed die Unverständlichkeit στριφνότητα, ασάφεια, περιπλοκότητα carácter abstruso raskestimõistetavus پیچیدگی vaikeatajuisuus complexité חֹסֶר בְּהִירוּת @@@חוֹסֶר בְּהִירוּת$$$ जटिलता zamršenost homályosság rumit margslunginn, torskilinn astrusità 難解さ 난해함 painumas neskaidrība ketidakfahaman duisterheid uklarhet zawiłość complicação caracter abstrus, ne­cla­ritate замысловатость nezrozumiteľnosť nerazumljivost nerazumljivost svårfattlighet การเข้าใจได้ยาก anlaşılmazlık, çapraşıklık 難解，深奧 незрозумілість گہرائی ، پیچیدگی sự khó hiểu 难解，深奥