HyperDic: indirect

English > 5 senses of the word *indirect*:
ADJECTIVE	all	indirect	having intervening factors or persons or influences
	all	indirect	not direct in spatial dimension
	all	indirect, collateral	descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
	all	indirect	extended senses
	all	indirect	not as a direct effect or consequence

indirect > pronunciation
Sounds	ihndereh'kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *indirect*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Having intervening factors or persons or influences.
Examples	"reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light" "indirect evidence" "an indirect cause"
Broader	mediate	Acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Spanish	indirecto
Catalan	indirecte

English > *indirect*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination.
Examples	"sometimes taking an indirect path saves time" "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
Attribute of	directness, straightness	trueness of course toward a goal / goal
Narrower	askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong	(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
	devious, circuitous, roundabout	deviating from a straight course
	diversionary	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
	meandering, rambling, wandering, winding	Of a path e.g.
See also	crooked	Having or marked by bends or angles
Opposite	direct	direct in spatial dimensions
Spanish	indirecto
Nouns	indirectness	having the characteristic / characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal / goal

English > *indirect*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	descended from a common ancestor but through different lines.
Example	"an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
Synonym	collateral
See also	related	Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
Opposite	lineal, direct	In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Spanish	colateral
Catalan	colateral

English > *indirect*: 5 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action.
Examples	"making indirect but legitimate inquiries" "an indirect insult" "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind" "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest" "known as a shady indirect fellow"
Narrower	allusive	Characterized by indirect references
	backhanded	roundabout or ambiguous
	circuitous, roundabout	marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
	circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious	roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
	devious, oblique	indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way
	digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling	(of e.g. speech / speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
	hearsay	heard through another rather than directly
	mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed	hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
	tortuous	not straightforward
Opposite	direct	Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
Spanish	indirecto
Adverbs	indirectly	not in a forthright manner

English > *indirect*: 5 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	not as a direct effect or consequence.
Examples	"indirect benefits" "an indirect advantage"
Broader	secondary	Of second rank or importance or value
Nouns	indirectness	having the characteristic / characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal / goal

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