tortuousness

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tortuousness

The path winds with great tortuousness through the ancient forest.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The quality of being full of twists, turns, or bends; winding complexity. It describes something that is not straight or direct in its course or shape.
    • The quality of being excessively complicated, intricate, or difficult to follow. It refers to something that is not straightforward in reasoning, process, or structure.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The tortuousness of the mountain road made the journey slow and difficult. (The winding, twisting quality of the road caused the slow travel.)
    • The tortuousness of the legal document confused even the experts. (The excessively complicated nature of the document caused confusion.)
Advanced Usage
  • "The tortuousness of the plot": The intricate and convoluted nature of a story's events.
    • Readers were captivated by the sheer tortuousness of the novel's plot.
  • "A path of great tortuousness": A path characterized by many twists and turns.
    • The hiking trail was known for its great tortuousness as it wound through the canyon.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tortuous (adj): Full of twists and turns; excessively complex.
    • The negotiations followed a tortuous path to an agreement.
  • Tortuosity (n): A synonym for tortuousness, often used to describe a specific twist or bend, or the state of being tortuous.
    • The river's tortuosity creates many oxbow lakes.
Synonyms
  • Convolution: A coil or twist; complexity.
  • Intricacy: The quality of having many complexly arranged elements.
  • Indirectness: The quality of not being straightforward or direct.
Related Phrases
  • By tortuous means: Achieved through a complicated, roundabout, or devious method.
    • The truth was finally uncovered by tortuous means.
Related Idioms
  • A tortuous road/path to something: A metaphor for a process that is long, complicated, and full of difficulties.
    • His recovery was a tortuous road, but he finally regained his health.
tortuousness

The path winds with great tortuousness through the ancient forest.

Noun
  1. puzzling complexity
  2. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
    • they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
    • the acrobat performed incredible contortions

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