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Curliness

State of being curly.

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Broader term 2

Curvature 76% connected

The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direct…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Curve 76% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Curly 74% connected

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Curly 74% connected

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Curly 66% connected

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Curly 66% connected

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Straight 66% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Straight 66% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Synonym 1

Waviness 92% connected

The quality or state of being wavy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Straightness 94% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Straightness 94% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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