obliquity

Definitions

The state or quality of being inclined or slanted rather than vertical or horizontal.

A deviation from moral or ethical rectitude; indirectness or lack of straightforwardness.

The angle of inclination of a planet's axis to the plane of its orbit.

Examples

The obliquity of the Earth's axis is responsible for the changing of the seasons.

His moral obliquity made it difficult for his colleagues to trust his judgment on the project.

Synonyms

indirectness slant inclination deviation ambiguity slope crookedness

Antonyms

directness straightness uprightness clarity forthrightness alignment rectitude