# obliquity

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈblɪkwɪti/

## Definitions
1. The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
2. Axial tilt.
3. Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
4. The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism.

## Etymology
From Middle French obliquité, from Latin oblīquitās, from oblīquus (“oblique”). Corresponding to oblique + -ity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/obliquity