oblique

Pronunciation: /oʊˈbliːk/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
  2. noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
  3. adjective slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled

Etymology

From Middle French oblique, from Latin oblīquus (also spelled oblīcus) (“slanting, sideways, indirect, envious”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

oblique case

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
case
Narrower (hyponyms)
accusative, ablative, genitive, dative, vocative
Opposite (antonyms)
nominative

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