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Definition: Crookedness |
CrookednessNoun1. A tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions". 2. Having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles. 3. The quality of being deceitful and underhanded. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "crookedness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
Synonyms: CrookednessSynonyms: contortion (n), deviousness (n), torsion (n), tortuosity (n), tortuousness (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: crookedness of the track (metallurgy, transportation), lateral buckling of the track, lateral displacement of the track, lateral distortion of the track. |
| Antonym: straightness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distortion | Distortion, detortion, contortion; twist, crookedness; (obliquity); grimace; deformity; malformation, malconformation; harelip; monstrosity, misproportion, want of symmetry, anamorphosis; ugliness; talipes; teratology. |
Obliquity | Noun: obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness; Adjective: slopeness; leaning; Verb: bevel, tilt; bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch; distortion; bend; (curve); tower of Pisa. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Crookedness |
| English words defined with "crookedness": Arcuation ♦ Curvity ♦ Pravity ♦ Zigzaggery. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "crookedness": Zigzaggery. (references) |
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "crookedness". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Akkub | N/A | Biblical | Crookedness |
| Jokdeam | N/A | Biblical | Crookedness |
| Keros | N/A | Biblical | Crookedness |
| Makkedah | N/A | Biblical | Crookedness |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Language | Translations for "crookedness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vääryys (iniquity, injustice, wrong), kierous (distortion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | canaillerie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verworfenheit (abjectness, depravation, depravity, turpitude). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σκολιότησ (tortuousity), σκολιότητα (tortuousity), στρεβλότητα (wryness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לזות (perverseness), עקמומיות (curvature), עקימות (curvature), עקלקלות (deviousness, perverseness), עקלקל" (perverseness), עקשות (obstinacy, perversity, stubbornness), לוזות (perverseness, waywardness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | csavaros észjárás (deviousness), csalárdság (deceit, falsity, lubricity, perfidy), torzalakúság, tekervényesség (tortuosity, tortuousity), kanyargósság (sinuosity), görbe észjárás, görbülés, elvetemültség, elferdülés (twist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | curvatura (bend, bending, buckle, camber, crook, curvature, curve, curving, flexion, stoop, warp), disonest (dishonesty, immorality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 曲事 (calamity, injustice, something disgusting, something not right, something out of the ordinary, something unhappy, something unpleasant, unlawfulness, wickedness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くせ"と (calamity, something disgusting, something not right, something out of the ordinary, something unhappy, something unpleasant, unlawfulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neuyeerid (indirectness), cammid (curvature, obliqueness, wryness), camlaagys (entanglement, intricacy, perverseness), camlaagid (perverseness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ookednesscray mijloace necinstite, diformitate (defect, deformity, disfigurement, malformation). (various references) nepoštenje (dishonesty, immorality). (various references) ohederlighet (dishonesty, improbity), krokighet. (various references) eğrilik (camber, cast, curvature, deviousness, obliqueness, skew, slant, tortuosity, unevenness, warp, wryness), çarpıklık (cast, distortion, irregularity, obliqueness, perversion, skew, tortuosity, warp, wryness). (various references) tính quanh co (obliquity), tính không thật th (disingenuousness, truthlessness, uncandidness), sự vặn vẹo sự quanh co, sự oằn (yield), sự cong. (various references) camder, gwyrni (perverseness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | pravitas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "crookedness": crookednesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "crookedness" (pronounced kruh"kudnus) |
| 6 | -k u d n u s | wickedness. |
| 5 | -u d n u s | farsightedness, handedness, indebtedness, mindedness, nearsightedness, preparedness, sacredness, shortsightedness, spiritedness, vividness. |
| 4 | -d n u s | awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, blandness, blindness, boldness, coldness, fondness, goodness, hardness, kindness, madness, redness, rudeness, sadness, shrewdness, soundness, tiredness, weirdness, wildness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, bagginess, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, bleakness, bluntness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, happiness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, ruinous, ruthlessness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wilderness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-k-n-o-o-r-s-s" | |
-2 letters: seconders, snookered. | |
-3 letters: censored, condores, dornecks, dornocks, encoders, endorses, necrosed, necroses, reckoned, recooked, rednecks, seconder, secondes, snookers. | |
-4 letters: censers, censors, condoes, condors, conkers, cookers, cordons, crooked, crooned, crossed, decerns, deckers, dockers, dorneck, dornock, encoder, encodes, encored, encores, endorse, neckers, necrose, noosers, reckons, recodes, recooks, redneck, redness, redocks, resends, roscoes, scorned, screeds, screens, secerns. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-k-n-o-o-r-s-s" | |
+2 letters: crookednesses. | |
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