Definition

The quality of being difficult to understand or very complex.

Example

The abstrusity of the philosophical text made it challenging for many students to grasp its concepts.

Conversation

Have you ever read something so dense that it felt like pure abstrusity?

Oh definitely! I struggled with that philosophy book last semester.

Right? It was hard to get through all that abstrusity without losing track of the main ideas.

I know! Sometimes I wish they would just write more clearly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Abstrusity is formed from "abstrusus" (meaning hidden or concealed) and the suffix "-ity" (meaning the state or quality of). The word refers to the quality of being difficult to understand or obscure.

Memory Tip

Think of something that is 'hidden' or 'concealed' — that's what 'abstrusity' means, the state of being hard to grasp.

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