Term: discursiveness: the quality of being discursive
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: sweet fern: deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: onomasticon: a list of proper nouns naming persons or places
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: cheep: the short weak cry of a young bird
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: groupie: an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: execution speed: (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: gaff: an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: dover's powder: a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: spine: the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Broader: indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | Unrelated: negotiation: a discussion intended to produce an agreement