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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.