Meaning of sinuous in English:
sinuous
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adjective
1Having many curves and turns.
‘the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale’- ‘Monochrome blocks, representing single species planting, undulate in sinuous curves of primary colour reminiscent of Miro or Arp.’
- ‘They offered me a morsel of their rococo scorpion roll, which snaked across a plate in sinuous curves.’
- ‘Beautiful terraced gardens sloped down towards the wide Conwy estuary, with the sea-going river a sinuous curve of silver between gleaming mud banks.’
- ‘On the same program soloist Robert Johnson's Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish reached out in sinuous, endless curves that spoke of a different kind of quest.’
- ‘Flying in, I had been mesmerized by sinuous curves of sloughs and streams which wove together, then apart, meandering toward the gulf.’
- ‘The sinuous lines and whiplash curves that are widely recognized as the hallmarks of the style were not universally adopted.’
- ‘Covered with mysteriously indented curves and sinuous ridges, the sculpture invites comment and touch.’
- ‘The pale blue concrete countertop traces a sinuous curve around one corner to create a breakfast area near the family room.’
- ‘On the left side, a sinuous twig curves from the stem base around the back of the bowl.’
- ‘Smoke rose from the piece's mouth, trailing upward in a sinuous line before disappearing into thin air.’
- ‘The battlefield diminished behind us as we snaked down a sinuous road.’
- ‘Some designs have a sinuous, undulating quality that is identifiably French.’
- ‘Lizards scurry in the leaf litter at my feet, monkeys feed noisily in the branches above nay head, a vine snake makes its sinuous way toward an unsuspecting small bird.’
- ‘The fence pictured above coils into a sinuous spiral.’
- ‘Ribbons can be more or less straight, sinuous, twisted, or convoluted.’
- ‘Shutters are thin timber slats set between curved metal guiding rails; sinuous, gentle, they roll back into themselves like roll-top desks.’
- ‘The landscape here was more undulating, the lanes more sinuous and the wine-tastings deeply intoxicating.’
winding, windy, serpentine, curving, twisting, meandering, snaking, snaky, zigzag, zigzagging, turning, bending, curling, coiling, undulatingView synonyms- 1.1Lithe and supple.‘the sinuous grace of a cat’
- ‘The two earlier ones are stocky and powerful while the later ones, slender and long-limbed, dance with supple, sinuous grace.’
- ‘He approached the girl, his movement so sinuous, so lithe; Cora wondered that no one else stared.’
- ‘Its design studio has to style cars with the sinuous, feline grace that defines the brand, while making sure new offerings look fresh.’
- ‘Her sinuous grace makes even the most complicated manoeuvre look not just effortless but perfectly natural.’
- ‘Kerry moves and stands with a sinuous grace.’
- ‘he had a graceful white body with delicate cloven feet and a long sinuous tail.’
- ‘The building's exterior is nothing but curves and lines, sinuous and simple, like the body of a ballet dancer.’
- ‘It's not just that he's 5ft 2in tall, it's also that his sinuous, muscly frame makes him look as if he is verging on petite; more like a racing jockey than a racing driver.’
- ‘The catwalk was illuminated beautifully to highlight the embroidery and sequin work on the garments displayed by the sinuous models.’
- ‘The lights focus in on the stage to highlight the sinuous muscles of the three men rising and turning in an avant-garde mix of movement over break beat.’
lithe, supple, agile, graceful, loose-limbed, limber, lissom, willowyView synonyms
Origin
Late 16th century from French sinueux or Latin sinuosus, from sinus ‘a bend’.
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