indirect

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ direct

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Adjective

indirect (comparative more indirect, superlative most indirect)

1. Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.

Antonyms

• direct

Derived terms

• indirect speech
• indirect object

Related terms

• indirection

Translations

not direct

Catalan: indirecte (ca) Czech: nepřímý (cs) Dutch: onrechtstreeks (nl); indirect (nl) Esperanto: nerekta (eo) Finnish: epäsuora (fi), välillinen (fi)

Greek: έμμεσος (el) (émmesos) m. Latin: obliquus (la) Polish: pośredni (pl) Spanish: indirecto (es)

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French

Etymology

From in- +‎ direct.

Adjective

indirect m. (f. indirecte, m. plural indirects, f. plural indirectes)

1. indirect