undulant
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- adjective
- /ˈʌndʒələnt/
:
ondulante
- Occasionally, people contract brucellosis—called undulant fever in humans—from eating unpasteurized goat cheeses.
- undulant fever
Examples
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Such a limited three-dimensional range compared to her fulsome, undulant amorphousness.
Fiction book (1993) -
The undulant waves crashed softly against the shore, creating a soothing rhythm.
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I could make it happen, moving in undulant circles from above or below, watching them, holding them, making them happy.
Fiction book (1995) -
The movement beside her is undulant.
Fiction book (2001) -
More undulant fields clothed in the yellow stubble of the gathered harvest.
Blog text (22) -
These are classified as undulant and do indeed give the impression that the sky has been carefully combed and parted.
Blog text (4) -
Just recently, the Sunshine Project learned that for fourteen months, Texas A&M University concealed an incident in which a student researcher fell seriously ill from undulant fever.
Academic text (2007) -
Fields of winter wheat, undulant and green, surged to recede into pale seas of corn, or plowed black acreage, or loam as brown as the bread it supported.
Fiction book (1994) -
At the bottom of the egg was a circular stage, currently empty; tiers of white leather booths were arranged around it, occupied by prosperous-looking men and beautiful women whose conversations blended into a soft rustling that floated upon a bed of gentle, undulant music.
Fiction book (2001) -
We hiked along the undulant hills, enjoying the beautiful view of the valley below.
Synonyms
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Having soft, regular curves like small waves, not straight
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Having a smooth up-and-down shape like small ripples
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Small waves appear on a surface like water or fabric
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Having a long, winding shape like a snake
Having a smooth, wavy shape like gentle waves
A line or surface that goes up and down in smooth curves
Having a wavy edge and a rippled surface like many leaves
With small, gentle waves on the surface, like water or cloth
With a slightly wavy edge like many leaves
Having a wavy edge like waves on a shield
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A disease people get from animals or animal products that causes repeated fevers and headaches
How Wavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undulant comes from the Latin root unda meaning 'wave' and is the same root as in undulate. So undulant describes something that moves or looks like a smooth, wavy motion or shape.