sinuousness
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sin·u·ous
(sĭn′yo͞o-əs)adj.
1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous stream.
2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements: the sinuous grace of a dancer.
3. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.
[From Latin sinuōsus, from sinus, curve.]
sin′u·ous·ly adv.
sin′u·ous·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | sinuousness - having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads" curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
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