waviness

Questions about waviness

What does waviness mean?

waviness means "(of hair) a tendency to curl". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in waviness?

waviness has 3 syllables: wa-vi-ness. The stress falls on "wa".

What is another word for waviness?

Close synonyms include curliness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is waviness a common word?

waviness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.