sinuous

Examples

• All

• Creator raised his sinuous, powerful, flexible arm, and we know where we stand.

• "I was stunned by the grace of her sinuous body and her long hair rippling in the water."

  Academic text (2009)

• The ground above the giant ring rose and fell in a sinuous wave.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Moving to the sinuous beat of the Lennon/McCartney number, he brought her against him.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Only the lower 4.1 miles retain a natural sinuous alignment.

  Academic text (2003)

• Branches glowed, and a moving, sinuous presence rose from the wood.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Zayder thought he saw a huge gray shadow in sinuous motion far below.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Ancient river valleys with large, sinuous channels provide evidence of catastrophic floods long ago.

  Academic text (1992)

• And so one arrives at the sinuous, questing meander of the arabesque.

  Academic text (2010)

• The silvery stuff of her face flowed in sinuous curves to embellish her arms and legs.

  Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

L

lithe

vssinuous

9 7.5

Thin and able to move easily and gracefully like a dancer

applies more to elegant winding movement in general, not only bodies

W

wiggly

vssinuous

8 3.5

A shape or movement with many small bends like a worm

suggests smooth graceful motion rather than wriggling or awkward twists

C

curved

vssinuous

6 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

implies movement and elegance as well as mere bent shape

S

sinusoidal

vssinuous

• Specialized

1 9.2

A smooth regular curve that goes up and down

is more general about flowing winding shapes rather than strict regular waves

B

bendy

vssinuous

1 3.6

Having many curves like a winding road

carries a more graceful and flowing sense than plain curvature

L

lissome

vssinuous

• Literature

1 9.0

Having a slim, flexible body and moving easily and smoothly

focuses on winding smooth shape broadly, not specifically slender human motion

L

lithesome

vssinuous

1 8.8

A person or animal that moves easily with a thin, flexible body

is about flowing curved form and winding motion beyond body thinness

F

flexuous

vssinuous

9.9

Having many bends and curves like a winding path

is about smooth, graceful winding motion rather than strict structural form

S

sinuate

vssinuous

• Specialized

9.3

An edge that curves in and out like small waves on leaves or shells

focuses on whole smooth winding movement rather than edge patterning

W

winding

vssinuous

2.7

Not straight and turning many times like a mountain road

covers graceful curving motion too, not just large route bends

A

anfractuous

vssinuous

• Archaic

9.9

A path or road that has many twists and turns

emphasizes smooth graceful curves rather than complex, tangled turns

C

curving

vssinuous

2.5

Bending in a smooth rounded line instead of being straight

adds a sense of graceful, flowing movement beyond a simple bend

Antonyms

S

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

R

rigid

35 4.0

Does not bend because it is stiff

Compounds

S

sinuous dance

6.7

A dance with slow, smooth, curving movements that look graceful

How Winding

serpentine

4 7.6

sinuous

5 7.4

wavy

16 1.3

curved

6 1.0

straight

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology