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abstrusity

/æbˈstɹu.sə.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-strusi-ty
IPA
/æbˈstɹu.sə.ti/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English abstruse Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English abstrusity From abstruse + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æbˈstɹu.sə.ti/
  • British English: /əbˈstɹuː.sə.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abstrusities (plural)

Synonyms

reconditeness abstruseness profoundness profundity

Questions

How do you pronounce abstrusity?
The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈstɹu.sə.ti/.
What does abstrusity mean?
Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
Where does abstrusity come from?
Etymology tree English abstruse Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English abstrusity From abstruse + -ity.

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