angularity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English angular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English angularity From angular + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
- (countable) A sharp point or angle.
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(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist.
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Time of Death”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 60:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| angularities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
ka სიხისტე (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · gv uillinaght (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · pt angularidade (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · it angolarità (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · de Eckigkeit (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · it angolosità (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · it spigolosità (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) · gv cooiljeigaght (the property or characteristic of possessing angles)