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.

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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

The pair could not be more different: the lithe, blue-eyed Robyn, all English angularity, and Mebh, a sturdy, round ginger fireball glaring out through emerald green eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

The artist has set his sculptures on shelves at different heights within a metal scaffold, playing their hand-built organic forms and earthen surfaces against the structure’s angularity and uniform industrial material.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, here was a band that felt like a product of the new wave – short, punchy tracks, distorted guitars, a hint of arty angularity, a mannered vocalist – but that wrote incredibly polished pop songs.

From The Guardian

Fosse, who died in 1987, transformed musical theater with his brand of jazz choreography that celebrated a kind of sleek and sensual angularity in shows like “Sweet Charity” and “Chicago.”

From New York Times

But today, its distinctive angularity looks almost intentional, intensifying the story’s stark loneliness.

From The Verge