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angularity

American  
[ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti /

noun

plural

angularities
  1. the quality of being angular.

  2. angularities, sharp corners; angular outlines.

    the angularities of the coastline.


angularity British  
/ ˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of being angular

  2. an angular form or shape

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Other Word Forms

  • subangularity noun

Etymology

Origin of angularity

First recorded in 1635–45; angular + -ity

Example Sentences

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The angularity of desert landforms imparts a monumental architecture to the clouds as well as to the land....

From Literature

Everything else was sharp and hard, but this Grecian sun evoked joy from every angularity and blurred with brightness the stiff face of the countryside.

From Literature

My clothes weren’t right, my face wasn’t right, but my angularity was.

From Literature

In her interpretation, the piece shed its acrid angularity.

From New York Times

Like many models, Hanne Gaby Odiele has a lovely limber angularity.

From The Guardian