Meaning & use
Angularity
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The quality of having sharp angles or corners rather than smooth curves; also, a stiff or awkward manner.
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The building's angularity made it stand out against the older, curved facades nearby.
There was an angularity to his gestures that made him seem nervous.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, in design and architecture, and figuratively, to describe a stiff or awkward personal manner.
Words with a similar meaning
sharpnessangularness
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Words with an opposite meaning
curvaturesmoothness
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