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Definition of Tortuousness
1. Noun. A tortuous and twisted shape or position. "The acrobat performed incredible contortions"
Exact synonyms: Contortion, Crookedness, Torsion, Tortuosity
Generic synonyms: Distorted Shape, Distortion
Derivative terms: Contort, Contortionist, Tortuous, Tortuous
Generic synonyms: Distorted Shape, Distortion
Derivative terms: Contort, Contortionist, Tortuous, Tortuous
2. Noun. Puzzling complexity.
Exact synonyms: Complicatedness, Complication, Knottiness
Generic synonyms: Complexity, Complexness
Derivative terms: Complicated, Complicate, Knotty, Knotty, Tortuous, Tortuous
Generic synonyms: Complexity, Complexness
Derivative terms: Complicated, Complicate, Knotty, Knotty, Tortuous, Tortuous
Definition of Tortuousness
1. Noun. The property of being tortuous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tortuousness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tortuousness
Literary usage of Tortuousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Some French Writers by Edward Delille (1893)
"tortuousness in a young writer is often a promising fault—giving unmistakable
token of earnestness and sincerity of feeling, struggling painfully, ..."
2. The River-names of Europe by Robert Ferguson (1862)
"Hence the river-names from this root have in some cases the sense of rapidity,
and in others of tortuousness ; and these two senses are somewhat at variance ..."
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