knottiness
knottiness · knottinesses
The state of being knottyThe state of being knotty.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being knotty.
More definitions
- puzzling complexity
Origin
From Middle English knottynesse, equivalent to knotty + -ness.From Middle English knottynesse, equivalent to knotty + -ness.
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Forms
plural: knottinesses| Singular | knottiness |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- puzzling complexity:complicatednesscomplicationtortuousness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedknotty
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable