angularity

The property or characteristic of possessing angles.

Noun

  1. The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
  2. A sharp point or angle.
  3. A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
    • It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist. - 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Time of Death”, in The Poison Belt...

Origin

Etymology tree English angular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English angularity From angular + -ity.

Forms

angularities

Derived

equiangularity