anfractuosity

[ an-frak-choo-os-i-tee ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being anfractuous.
2. a channel, crevice, or passage full of windings and turnings.

anfractuosity

/ ˌænfræktʃʊˈɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the condition or quality of being anfractuous
2. a winding, circuitous, or intricate passage, surface, process, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of anfractuosity¹

1590–1600; < Latin anfrāctuōs ( us ) winding ( anfrāctu ( s ) a bend ( ambi-, fractus ( def ) ) + -ōsus -ose ¹ ) + -ity