Knottiness

/ˈnɒt.i.nəs/

गांठदारपन; उलझाव; (रूपक) जटिलता/दुरूहता

Origin & History

Formed from knotty (from knot) + the suffix -ness; knot is from Old English cnotta (“knot”).

knotty (जो knot से बना है) + प्रत्यय -ness से बना; knot शब्द पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी (Old English) cnotta (“गांठ”) से आया है।

Definition

Knottiness refers either to (1) the presence of knots in something such as wood, hair, or rope, or (2) a figurative sense of complexity or difficulty, as in a knotted problem or argument.

Knottiness का अर्थ (1) लकड़ी, बाल, रस्सी आदि में गांठें/उलझाव होने की स्थिति, या (2) रूपक रूप में किसी समस्या, तर्क, या विषय की जटिलता/दुरूहता से है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The knottiness of the rope made it hard to untie.
रस्सी में गांठें होने के कारण उसे खोलना मुश्किल था।

Usage Examples

The carpenter avoided the plank because of its knottiness.
Conditioner can reduce the knottiness of hair after washing.
The knottiness of the legal question delayed the decision.
They discussed the knottiness of the plot and tried to simplify it.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Smoothness Straightness Simplicity Clarity Ease

Related Forms

Noun
Verb
Knot / Knotted / Knotting / Unknot / Unknotted / Unknotting
Adjective
Knotty / Knotted / Unknotted

Idioms & Phrases

The knottiness of the problem
समस्या की जटिलता
Untangle the knottiness
उलझन/जटिलता सुलझाना