jointedness
1
7.0
A state of having connected parts that can move
- noun
- /ˈdʒɔɪntɪdnəs/
:
articulación
- Her jointedness made it easier for her to play the violin with intricate finger movements.
- double-jointedness
Examples
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The athlete's jointedness allowed for greater flexibility in performing difficult moves.
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The third factor in overuse is one over which none of us has any control—a genetic condition known medically as hypermobility, or double-jointedness.
Academic text (2006) -
Many animals exhibit jointedness, which helps them adapt to various environments.
Synonyms
2
6.5
How parts join at a joint, like bones or machine parts
is the condition of having movable connections between parts
Antonyms
How Jointed
Surface Forms
jointedness singular
jointednesses plural
Morphology
Etymology
Jointedness comes from joint (a place where two parts are joined) and the ending -ness that makes a word mean a 'state' or 'quality'. So jointedness simply means the state of having joints, like a puppet or an insect whose parts can move where they are joined.