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vaikeaselkoinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • abstruse adj Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
  • complex adj Made up of many interconnected parts; not simple.
  • mysterious adj Difficult to understand or explain; hard to figure out.
  • obscure adjective Not well known.

Senses

vaikeaselkoinen is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • abstruse Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.]
  • complex Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
  • mysterious Difficult to understand.
  • obscure Difficult to understand; abstruse.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

abstruse — full definition

  1. adj Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
  2. adj Concealed or hidden; secret.

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