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angularity

American  
[ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti /

noun

PLURAL

angularities
  1. the quality of being angular.

  2. angularities, sharp corners; angular outlines.

    the angularities of the coastline.


angularity British  
/ ˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of being angular

  2. an angular form or shape

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Other Word Forms

  • subangularity noun

Etymology

Origin of angularity

First recorded in 1635–45; angular + -ity

Example Sentences

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Their curves contrast with the angularity of most spaces and depart from the conventional rectilinear profile of sofas.

From Los Angeles Times

Combining art-rock angularity with biting social satire, their debut album This Could Be Texas was called "one of the finest debuts of the decade" by indie publication The Line Of Best Fit.

From BBC

In her interpretation, the piece shed its acrid angularity.

From New York Times

It is a fine example of the sober yet seething angularity of its era, leavened with warm strings and hints of Coplandesque expansiveness.

From New York Times

On Thursday, they were mainly illustrative of the renovated Geffen Hall’s acoustics, which in their bright dryness rewarded the lithe angularity of “Sunday Morning” but punished the violent muddle of “Storm.”

From New York Times