obtrusiveness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- unobtrusiveness noun
Example Sentences
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“The obtrusiveness of unwanted changes faded, overshadowed by the vibrancy of life lessons learned through illness.”
From New York Times
Legal scholar and advocate Kenji Yoshino defines “covering” as behaviors that seek to reduce the bite of stigma by reducing the obtrusiveness of a trait or identity.
From Scientific American
They say they don’t like the new style or the obtrusiveness of the reporting.
From Washington Post
Detail and enrichment may now be considered; but while these cannot be too excellent, they must still be subordinate in obtrusiveness to the general mass, or to the aspect of the work as a whole.
From Project Gutenberg
The men are courteous without being cringing, and the women are kind and jolly, and come freely and unveiled to my tent without any obtrusiveness.
From Project Gutenberg
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