KNOTTINESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

knottiness

noun

Definition of knottiness

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the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects the staggering knottiness of the legal procedure that we had to go through

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complexity

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If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Beyond bergamot, bitter grapefruit contrasts with warm amber and musk, while petitgrain and earthy vetiver add complexity.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

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