nodosity

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noun

A knotty swelling.

OriginLatin nodositas →
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Meanings

nounnodosity (countable and uncountable, plural nodosities)

plural nodosities

  1. countableA knotty swelling.
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being nodose.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bloatednessbloatingintumescenceinturgescenceswellingswollennesstumescencetumidityturgescenceturgidityturgor

Origin

  1. Latinnodositas
  2. Englishnodosity

From nodose + -ity, from Latin nodositas.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

isodonty
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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