“they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”
noun
puzzling complexity
Word Forms
tortuous
adjective
marked by repeated turns and bends
contortionist
noun
an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
contort
verb
twist and press out of shape
complicated
adjective
difficult to analyze or understand
complicate
verb
make more complex, intricate, or richer
knotty
adjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gewundenheit
eine gewundene und verdrehte Form oder Position
🇫🇷French
tortualité
une forme ou une position tortueuse et tordue
🇪🇸Spanish
tortuoso
una forma o posición tortuosa y retorcida
🇮🇹Italian
tortuosità
una forma o posizione tortuosa e contorta
🇳🇱Dutch
kronkeligheid
een kronkelige en gedraaide vorm of positie
🇵🇹Portuguese
tortuosidade
uma forma ou posição tortuosa e torcida
🇷🇺Russian
извилистость
извилистая и скрученная форма или положение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कपटपूर्णता
टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी और मुड़ी हुई आकृति या स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
অত্যাচার
একটি কঠিন এবং পাকানো আকৃতি বা অবস্থান
🇮🇳Tamil
தொல்லை
ஒரு முறுக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் முறுக்கப்பட்ட வடிவம் அல்லது நிலை
🇮🇳Marathi
अत्याचारीपणा
एक त्रासदायक आणि वळवलेला आकार किंवा स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
કઠોરતા
એક કપટી અને ટ્વિસ્ટેડ આકાર અથવા સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಿರುಚುತನ
ತಿರುಚಿದ ಮತ್ತು ತಿರುಚಿದ ಆಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആക്രാന്തം
വളഞ്ഞതും വളച്ചൊടിച്ചതുമായ ആകൃതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਠੋਰਤਾ
ਇੱਕ ਕਠੋਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਰੋੜਿਆ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدتمیزی
ایک مشکل اور بٹی ہوئی شکل یا پوزیشن
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
曲折
曲折扭曲的形状或位置
🇯🇵Japanese
曲がりくねった
曲がりくねったねじれた形または位置
🇰🇷Korean
구불구불함
구불구불하고 뒤틀린 모양이나 위치
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự quanh co
một hình dạng hoặc vị trí quanh co và xoắn
🇹🇭Thai
ความคดเคี้ยว
รูปร่างหรือตำแหน่งที่คดเคี้ยวและบิดเบี้ยว
🇮🇩Indonesian
berliku-liku
bentuk atau posisi yang berliku-liku dan memutar
🇵🇭Filipino
kakulitan
isang paikot-ikot at baluktot na hugis o posisyon
🇲🇾Malay
berliku-liku
bentuk atau kedudukan yang berliku-liku dan berpintal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التعقيد
شكل أو موقف ملتوي وملتوي
🇮🇷Persian
پیچ و خم
شکل یا موقعیت پرپیچ و خم و پیچ خورده
🇹🇷Turkish
dolambaçlılık
dolambaçlı ve bükülmüş bir şekil veya konum
🇮🇱Hebrew
פיתולים
צורה או עמדה מפותלת ומפותלת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tortuousness'?
The primary meaning of 'tortuousness' is 'a tortuous and twisted shape or position'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tortuousness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tortuousness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tortuousness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tortuousness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'tortuousness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'tortuousness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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