indirectness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

indirectness
    n 1: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a
         goal [ant: {directness}, {straightness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Indirectness \In`di*rect"ness\, n.
   1. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity;
      deviousness; crookedness.
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   2. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course;
      unfairness; dishonesty. --W. Montagu.
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