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CURLINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of hair) a tendency to curl
Synonyms:
curliness; waviness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("curliness" is a kind of...):
curvature; curve (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)
Attribute:
curly ((of hair) having curls or waves)
straight ((of hair) having no waves or curls)
Antonym:
straightness ((of hair) lack of a tendency to curl)
Derivation:
curly ((of hair) having curls or waves)
