circuity

noun

Definition of circuitynext
as in indirectness

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Recent Examples of circuity Duco negates the need for any human intervention by leveraging a hanging robotic system that automatically sketches multi-layered circuity to enable novel large-scale interfaces. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2021 Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies. — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuity
  1. indirectness
  2. incomprehensibility
  3. impenetrability
  4. uncertainty
  5. vagueness
  6. fuzziness
  7. complexity
  8. dimness
Noun
  • More often, though, the indirectness and the anonymity of digital exchanges have sabotaged understanding.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of indirectness
Noun
  • This was only the start of the incomprehensibility of this segment.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This incomprehensibility was in no small part due to the way Turing had incorporated the conventions of the tape reader into the system software.
    — Alan Turing, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2017
Definition of incomprehensibility
Noun
  • What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of impenetrability
Noun
  • Admirers viewed him as a capable leader who could steer the nation through global uncertainties, the image carefully crafted by the mainstream media.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Taiwanese officials and companies described these systems as a way to introduce uncertainty and danger for an approaching force.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • The vagueness of Carr’s post may be useful for his and Trump’s ongoing battle against the news media.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • Contrast was less impressive, with a little bit of fuzziness on deep black areas, but on the whole this is an impressive set for the price.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When budgets get tough, training’s fuzziness becomes problematic.
    — David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fuzziness
Noun
  • Treating these as separate challenges increases cost and complexity over time.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But Apple hasn’t found some magical software solution to making a product with this much inherent complexity any less chaotic.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of complexity
Noun
  • One acrylic piece plus one strip of 12 percent NDF knocked the display back to just about the perfect dimness, comparable to my existing cheap bedside clock.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of dimness

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“Circuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuity. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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