verticalness

7.0

A state of being upright at right angles to the ground

noun
/ˈvɜrtɪkəlnəs/

: verticalidad

She admired the verticalness of the tall, sleek skyscrapers against the skyline.

Examples

The verticalness of the mountain cliffs made climbing extremely difficult.
Engineers must account for the verticalness of the columns when designing safe structures.
The verticalness of the skyscraper is impressive.
He admired the verticalness of the mountain peaks.
Engineers must account for the verticalness of the columns when designing safe structures.
She admired the verticalness of the tall, sleek skyscrapers against the skyline.
The verticalness of the mountain cliffs made climbing extremely difficult.

Synonyms

verticality

vsverticalness

1 6.5

Being straight up and down at a right angle to the ground

is the alternative noun form with identical meaning to that state

erectness

vsverticalness

7.0

The state of being upright in position or posture

is the more general term for vertical state beyond just posture

uprightness

vsverticalness

3.9

A straight, vertical position of the body or an object

is broader, applying to any vertical state not only bodily posture

sheerness

vsverticalness

5.1

A very steep slope or cliff that is almost vertical

means the true vertical state rather than an almost vertical incline

Antonyms

horizontality

1 9.5

The condition when something lies level, like the line where the sky meets the land

How Vertical

perpendicularity

8.6

verticalness

7.0

inclination

Specialized

5 6.3

horizontality

1 9.5

Surface Forms

verticalness singular

verticalnesses plural

Morphology

verticalness = vertical (transparent) = vertical + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'vertical' indicating the state or quality of being vertical.

Etymology

Verticalness is made from vertical + -ness, and vertical comes from an old word vertex that meant 'top'. So verticalness is the quality of being 'upright' or standing straight up from the ground.