Associations to the word «Obliquity»

Wiktionary

OBLIQUITY, noun. The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]
OBLIQUITY, noun. Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality. [from 15th c.]
OBLIQUITY, noun. The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

OBLIQUITY, noun. The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle.
OBLIQUITY, noun. The quality of being deceptive.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche