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abstruseness

abst·ru·se·ness

UK/əbˈstɹuːs.nəs/ US/æbˈstɹus.nəs/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound

  • “the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs”
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Origin

From abstruse + -ness.

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