Curliness

/ˈkɜːlinəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being curly; the degree to which something has curls or waves.

Etymology

From 'curly' (adjective) plus '-ness' (noun-forming suffix creating abstract qualities), a standard formation for describing the characteristic of having curls.

Kelly Says

The '-ness' suffix does heavy lifting in English—it lets us turn almost any adjective into an abstract noun, which is why we have words like 'happiness,' 'darkness,' and 'curliness' that capture the pure essence of a quality.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍቅር
fik-er
ARالعربية
مجعّدات
ma-ja'daat
BNবাংলা
লোমের কুঁকি
lo-mer koon-kee
CACatalà
ondulat
on-doo-lat
CSČeština
vlnitost
vln-i-tost
DADansk
krøllet
kroel-et
DEDeutsch
Wellen
vel-en
ELΕλληνικά
κύμα
kee-ma
ESEspañol
rizos
ree-zos
FAفارسی
موجدار
moo-jad-ar
FISuomi
aaltoisuus
aalto-soo-s
FRFrançais
frisure
free-zhoor
GUGU
કુદરતી કાળા
koo-da-tee ka-la
HAHA
kallo
ka-lo
HEעברית
לולאות
lo-lo-ot
HIहिन्दी
लहराव
laharav
HUMagyar
hullámos
hool-la-mos
IDBahasa Indonesia
keriting
ker-iting
IGIG
akụkụ
a-koo-koo
ITItaliano
ondulatura
on-doo-la-too-ra
JA日本語
くせ毛
kuse-ke
KKKK
сәйкеш
sa-y-kesh
KMKM
ស្វាយ
sva-y
KO한국어
곱슬거림
gop-seul-geo-rim
MRMR
कोळंबी
ko-lom-bee
MSBahasa Melayu
keriting
ker-iting
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဉ်း
chin
NLNederlands
krul
krool
NONorsk
krøllete
kroel-le-te
PAPA
ਕੁੜਲ
koo-r-al
PLPolski
lok
lok
PTPortuguês
ondulação
ohn-doo-lah-sow
RORomână
ondulat
on-doo-lat
RUРусский
вьющиеся волосы
v'yisshchiyesya volosy
SVSvenska
lockigt
lok-git
SWKiswahili
kupe
koo-pe
TAதமிழ்
இயற்கையான அடர்த்தியான
iyarkaiyaana a-da-rtha-yaana
TEతెలుగు
కంగు
kon-goo
THไทย
ลอน
lon
TLTL
kulot
koo-lot
TRTürkçe
dalgalanlık
dal-ga-lan-lik
UKУкраїнська
кучерявість
koo-cher-ya-vis't
URاردو
کرلی
ker-lee
VITiếng Việt
đánh cong
dahn-cong
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
卷曲
juan qu
ZUZU
izinyembe
ee-zi-nyem-be

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