knobbliness
Quality of protrusions
Knobbliness is the quality of being knobbly—having an uneven surface marked by small rounded lumps or protrusions.
The word describes textures like gnarled tree bark, arthritic joints, or rough-skinned vegetables: the knobbliness of old potatoes, the knobbliness of his knuckles.
Uneven in surface
- coarseRough in texture
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- granularMade of tiny particles
- ridgedHaving raised lines
corrugated · pocked · scabrous · uneven · irregular · tactile · abrasive · nubbly
Finger-to-hand joints
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- kneesLeg joints with caps
- elbowsArm's middle joints
- anklesLower leg joints
spine · arthritic · gnarled · swollen · calluses · gout · osteoarthritis · rheumatism
Twisted and knotty
Small raised areas
- lumpsIrregular solid masses
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- bulgesOutward swellings or projections
- protrusionsThings that jut out
outgrowths · knurling · gnarls · burls · nodes · nubbly · pebbled · tuberosity
rough
Uneven in surface
ridged · corrugated · pocked · scabrous · uneven · irregular · tactile · abrasive · nubbly · pebbled
knuckles
Finger-to-hand joints
ankles · spine · arthritic · gnarled · swollen · calluses · gout · osteoarthritis · rheumatism · bunions
gnarled
Twisted and knotty
misshapen · distorted · knotted · crooked · wizened · gnarly
bumps
Small raised areas
protrusions · outgrowths · knurling · gnarls · burls · nodes · nubbly · pebbled · tuberosity · convexity
knobblinesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
sleekness · evenness · flatness · uniformity · glossiness
knobblier, knobbliest, knobbly, knob, knobs, knobbed, knobby, knobbier, knobbiest