Sinuous vs Sinuate - What's the difference?
sinuous | sinuate |
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
:We followed every bend of the sinuous river.
Moving gracefully and supplely.
:We were entranced by her sinuous dance.
To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
sinuous
Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
(mycology, of gills) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.
As adjectives the difference between sinuous and sinuate
is that sinuous is having curves in alternate directions; meandering while sinuate is sinuous.As a verb sinuate is
to advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out.sinuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (having curves) (l), (l), (l) * (moving gracefully) (l)Antonyms
* (having curves) (l), (l) * (moving gracefully) (l), (l)sinuate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- A road that sinuates through the valley.
Adjective
(en adjective)- In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate .