Angularity
the quality of being .
angularities, sharp corners; outlines:
the angularities of the coastline.
historical examples
nanteuil shrugged her pretty shoulders, which still retained something of the angularity of youth.
a mummer’s tale anatole france
abraham lincoln personified it in all its angularity and simplicity.
how to become rich william windsor
it may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a chair or couch.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 7, slice 8 various
third, the “oak tree form” shows a horizontal habit of branching, and an angularity of limbs usually more noticeable among oaks.
trees worth knowing julia ellen rogers
he remembered the angularity of her hips, the too long line of her back.
narcissus evelyn scott
all specimens of convexus are paler, the skulls are more convex dorsally and narrower, with less ridging and angularity.
the pocket gophers (genus th-m-mys) of utah, vol. 1 no. 1 stephen d. durrant
the angularity and crumpled draperies of the milanese manner, when so exaggerated, produce an impression of caricature.
new italian sketches john addington symonds
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 j-pan inazo nitob
miss tox’s dress, though perfectly genteel and good, had a certain character of angularity and scantiness.
dombey and son charles d-ckens
the angularity of the north german woman is notorious; an uncharming person.
the scr-p book, volume 1, no. 4 various
noun (pl) -ties
the condition of being angular
an angular form or shape
n.
1640s; see angular + -ity.
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