intertwinement
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnmənt/
- The intertwinement of their lives created a bond that was unbreakable.
Examples
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And that's just one of the many reasons why intertwinement between politics and corporations is such a bad idea.
Blog text (28) -
A distinguishing characteristic of current Arab politics is its steady intertwinement with the non-Arab elements of Middle Eastern politics.
Academic text (1997) -
It frees learning from a rigid information transfer model (from book or educator to students) and enables a much more motivating intertwinement of learning about, learning to do, and learning to be. (p. 11)
Academic text (2011) -
Also, through the intertwinement of sexuality and technological devices in a whole new manner, teledildonics can be seen as potentially aligning with the cyborg imaginary (Haraway 1991).
Academic text (2018) -
The intertwinement of various cultures in the city makes it a vibrant place to live.
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The artist captured the intertwinement of nature and urban life in her painting.
Synonyms
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
A group of things linked so they work together and change each other
The action of bringing two things together so they connect
The way things are linked and affect each other
The act of weaving things together to make a pattern
A connection where two or more things affect each other
A series of things like events or ideas joined in a chain
A way two or more things connect and affect each other
A close connection between things that makes them affect each other
A way that two or more things pass through each other and mix
A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together
A way parts fit together like interlocking fingers
Deep joining of two or more things so they mix but keep their own form
A state where something is caught in a net or tangled in lines
A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole
A link between things, people, or events
Two or more things exist together and depend on each other
Connecting ideas and sentences so they follow each other clearly
Antonyms
How Tangled
Surface Forms
Morphology
intertwinement = intertwine (transparent) = inter + twine + ment
The noun is formed from the verb 'intertwine' by adding the suffix '-ment', indicating the state or result of intertwining.
Etymology
Intertwinement comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and the verb twine meaning 'to twist together', like two ropes wrapped around each other. So, intertwinement describes things that are twisted, woven, or closely connected, whether roots, vines, or ideas.