'Indirectness' definitions:

Definition of 'indirectness'

From: WordNet
noun
Having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal [ant: directness, straightness]

Definition of 'Indirectness'

From: GCIDE
  • Indirectness \In`di*rect"ness\, n.
  • 1. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]