Synonyms for sinuous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sin-yoo-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪn yu əs |
Top 10 synonyms for sinuous Other synonyms for the word sinuous
Définition of sinuous
Origin :- "full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
- adj winding, twisting
- With a sinuous movement she turned on her elbow to face him.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- For what end are her fair complexities, her changes of soil, her sinuous coast?
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Sinuous and supple, she was exquisitely feminine to the finger tips.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- Lithe and sinuous as a panther, he rode with a perfect ease that was captivating.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- The sinuous Ravi river was hardly half an English mile distant.
- Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
- I cannot join the general public in admiring the sinuous majesty of the cats.
- Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
- "Snaky" was Belle's thought of the woman; "sinuous" was Garlock's of the man.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Their figures are lithe and they walk well, with a sinuous swagger.
- Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
- The river ran in a wide and sinuous band to the east and the south.
- Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
- She executes a sinuous pantomimic dance of youth and desire.
- Extract from : « Clair de Lune » by Michael Strange
Antonyms for sinuous
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