English noun: deviousness | |||
| 1. | deviousness (attribute) the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly | ||
| Synonyms | obliqueness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indirectness | ||
| 2. | deviousness (attribute) the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||
| Synonyms | crookedness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dishonesty | ||