angularity

[ ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee ]

/ ˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti /

noun, plural an·gu·lar·i·ties.

the quality of being angular.

angularities, sharp corners; angular outlines: the angularities of the coastline.

Nearby words

angular measure, angular momentum, angular stomatitis, angular vein, angular velocity, angularity, angulate, angulation, angulous, angulus, angus

Origin of angularity

First recorded in 1635–45; angular + -ity

Related forms

sub·an·gu·lar·i·ty, noun, plural sub·an·gu·lar·i·ties.

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Examples from the Web for angularity

Rosie proved a comfort in spite of angularity of form and peculiarities of speech.
Six Girls and Bob|Marion Ames Taggart
Dancing was taught (I am speaking of samurai girls and not of geisha) only to smooth the angularity of their movements.
Bushido, the Soul of Japan|Inazo Nitob
He remembered the angularity of her hips, the too long line of her back.
Narcissus|Evelyn Scott
Much has been written about the unwed, middle-aged woman; her fussiness, her primness, her angularity of mind and body.
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various

The incongruous surroundings emphasized his every roughness, his every angularity.
A Man's Woman|Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for angularity

angularity

/ (ˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being angular

an angular form or shape

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