单词 | sinuousness |
释义 | > as lemmasˈsinuousness ˈsinuousness n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > quality or condition sinuosity1597 tortuosity1603 flexuosity1611 flexure1628 sinuousness1684 windingness1730 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun] > sinuous movement > quality of sinuousness1924 1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 513 The..Streams which do arise from under the Mountains do evidence the hollowness, and Sinousness [sic] of them. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Sinuousness, Fulness of Turnings and Windings. 1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xiii. §4 Like a sturdy little boy without feminine elegances, or any of Flora's wild-animal sinuousness. 1980 Early Music 8 308/1 Any actor reciting them..would certainly emphasize the contrast between the biting sk sound at the beginning of these two words and the powerful sinuousness of ‘l'onde’. < as lemmas |
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