curliness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɜrlinəs/ UK /ˈkɜːlinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being curly The humidity only increased the curliness of her hair. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being curly curlkinkinesswaviness ↔ Opposites straightness Word family Related forms curlycurl Etymology AI details From English 'curly' + the abstract noun suffix -ness; 'curl' derives from Middle English crulle ('curly'), of Germanic origin. crulle Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # curliness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɜrlinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɜːlinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being curly ## Examples - The humidity only increased the curliness of her hair. ## Synonyms - curl - kinkiness - waviness ## Antonyms - straightness ## Related Forms - curly - curl ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crulle ## Etymology From English 'curly' + the abstract noun suffix -ness; 'curl' derives from Middle English crulle ('curly'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Curliness is from English 'curly' + the abstract noun suffix -ness; 'curl' derives from Middle English crulle ('curly'), of Germanic origin. The immediate etymological form is Middle English crulle. The suffix -ness marks an abstract noun of quality or state, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "the quality of being curly", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include curly and curl. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown