Meanings
adjectivedouble-jointed (comparative more double-jointed, superlative most double-jointed)
comparative more double-jointed · superlative most double-jointed
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
PIE word *dwóh₁ From double (adjective) + jointed (adjective), from the fact that a body part of a person with the condition appears to have two joints bending in different directions.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雙關節的 /双关节的
- 雙關節的 /双关节的 (shuāngguānjié de)having one or more joints able to bend more than is normal
Estonian painduvate liigestega
- painduvate liigestegahaving one or more joints able to bend more than is normal
Finnish yliliikkuvanivelinen
- yliliikkuvanivelinenhaving one or more joints able to bend more than is normal
Spanish de articulaciones duplas, tener coyunturas duplas
- de articulaciones duplashaving one or more joints able to bend more than is normal
- tener coyunturas duplashaving one or more joints able to bend more than is normal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with double-jointed
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APA
double-jointed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-jointed
MLA
“double-jointed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-jointed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-jointed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-jointed.
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