tortuousness

• Nom désignant le caractère de ce qui est rempli de courbes et de détours, ou l'état de ce qui est excessivement complexe et difficile à comprendre.

A noun referring to the quality of being full of twists and turns, or the state of being excessively complex and difficult to follow.

indénombrable

1. Twisted or winding shapeC1formal

   The quality of having many twists and turns; a winding or crooked shape or position.

   Caractère tortueux

   • The tortuousness of the mountain path made the hike challenging.
   • He was amazed by the tortuousness of the ancient tree's roots.
   • The river's tortuousness through the valley created a beautiful landscape.

   Synonymescrookednessmeandersinuositytortuosity

   Antonymesstraightness

2. Puzzling complexityC2formal

   The state of being extremely complicated, intricate, or difficult to understand.

   Complexité déroutante

   • The tortuousness of the legal argument confused the jury.
   • She struggled with the tortuousness of the philosophical text.
   • The plot's tortuousness made the novel hard to follow.

   Synonymescomplexitycomplicationintricacy

   Antonymesclaritydirectnessobviousnesssimplicitystraightforwardness