angularity
Quality of corners
Angularity is the quality of having sharp corners, edges, or angles rather than smooth curves.
It describes both physical objects and abstract qualities: a face with pronounced angularity has sharp cheekbones and a defined jawline, while the angularity of someone's prose suggests a pointed, uncompromising style.
The building's angularity made it stand out among the older rounded facades.
In technical contexts, angularity can refer to the degree of sharpness in particle shapes or geometric measurements.
Point where edges converge
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- hexagonSix-sided closed figure
- octagonEight-sided polygon
tetrahedron · rhombus · parallelogram · quadrilateral · pentagon · polyhedron · dihedral · isosceles
Boundary or sharpness
- pointExact location or meaning
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
craggy · jutting · protrusion · spike · ridge · projection · prominence · sawtooth
Advocate of experimental forms
- cubistGeometric abstraction painter
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- starkSevere and unadorned
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
harsh · severe · austere · rectilinear · brutalist · constructivist · abstract · faceted
Thin, with protruding skeleton
- gauntLean from deprivation
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- chiseledSharply cut, well-defined
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
cheekbones · jawline · lean · sinewy · rawboned · spare · wiry · sculptural
Sudden, unexpected manner
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
- formalityStrict observance of convention
terseness · curtness · bluntness · awkwardness · ungainliness · jerkiness · halting · stilted
vertex
Point where edges converge
octagon · tetrahedron · rhombus · parallelogram · quadrilateral · pentagon · polyhedron · dihedral · isosceles · acute
edge
Boundary or sharpness
serrated · craggy · jutting · protrusion · spike · ridge · projection · prominence · sawtooth · barb
modernist
Advocate of experimental forms
- cubistGeometric abstraction painter
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- starkSevere and unadorned
minimalist · harsh · severe · austere · rectilinear · brutalist · constructivist · abstract · faceted · crystalline
bony
Thin, with protruding skeleton
prominent · cheekbones · jawline · lean · sinewy · rawboned · spare · wiry · sculptural · defined
abruptness
Sudden, unexpected manner
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
formality · terseness · curtness · bluntness · awkwardness · ungainliness · jerkiness · halting · stilted · wooden
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- design qualitieselegance, proportion, balance, texture, color
- visual formshape, form, line, contour, outline
- Sedimentologygrain size, porosity, permeability, bedding, stratification
- tolerancingcircularity, roundness, straightness, perpendicularity, parallelism
- Astrocartography
angularityroundness
State of being curved
curvature · circularity · roundedness · smoothness · curvaceousness
angularityroundness
State of being curved
plumpness · softness · curvaceousness · rotundity · fleshiness
angularitysmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
gracefulness · fluidity · ease · gentleness · softness