knottiness

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noun

The state of being knotty.

Similar
complicatednesscomplicationtortuousness
OriginMiddle English knottynesse →
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Meanings

nounknottiness (countable and uncountable, plural knottinesses)

plural knottinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being knotty.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpuzzling complexity

Similar
complicatednesscomplicationtortuousness
Broader
complexitycomplexness
Also see
complicatednesscomplicationtortuousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishknottynesse
  2. Englishknottiness

From Middle English knottynesse, equivalent to knotty + -ness.

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Anagrams

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APA

knottiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knottiness

MLA

“knottiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knottiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knottiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knottiness.

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