tortuousness

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noun

The property of being tortuous.

Similar
tortuositytorsioncontortioncrookednesscomplicatednesscomplicationknottiness
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Meanings

nountortuousness (countable and uncountable, plural tortuousnesses)

plural tortuousnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being tortuous.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tortuous and twisted shape or position

Similar
tortuositytorsioncontortioncrookedness
Broader
distorted shapedistortion

nounpuzzling complexity

Similar
complicatednesscomplicationknottiness
Broader
complexitycomplexness
Also see
bendinesscomplicatednesscomplicationcontortioncrookednessknottinesstorsiontortuosity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tortuous + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

tortuousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortuousness

MLA

“tortuousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortuousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tortuousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortuousness.

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