WAVINESS

waviness

(noun) unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles

curliness, waviness

(noun) (of hair) a tendency to curl

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

waviness (countable and uncountable, plural wavinesses)

The quality of being wavy; the extent to which something is wavy.

(of hair) A tendency to form waves or curls.

Source: Wiktionary


Wav"i*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being wavy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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