angular

/ˈæŋgjələr/

/ˈeɪŋgjələ/

Other forms: angularly

Whether it’s a face with strikingly lean bone structure, a tall rectangular building, or something written in Arabic script, anything that is characterized by sharp angles can be described as angular.

The word angular describes objects that have sharp angles, such as something with many corners and few soft curves. You’ll also hear it used to describe a person’s face or body. A tall, thin person with prominent bones can be described as angular. The word can be used figuratively to describe movements that are jerky and not smooth, such as the angular dance moves that go with a fast rock song.

Definitions of angular

1. adjective

   having angles or an angular shape
   synonyms: angulate

   pointed

   having a point

   square

   having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle

   angled

   forming or set at an angle

   asteroid, star-shaped

   shaped like a star

   bicuspid, bicuspidate

   having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)

   cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated

   having cusps or points

   equiangular

   having all angles equal

   isogonic

   having or making equal angles

   rectangular

   having four right angles

   sharp-angled, sharp-cornered

   having sharp corners

   square-shaped

   shaped like a square

   three-cornered

   having three corners

   triangular

   having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle

   tricuspid, tricuspidate

   having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)

   unicuspid

   having a single cusp or point

   antonyms:

   rounded

   curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

   fat

   having an (over)abundance of flesh

   circular, round

   having a circular shape

   allantoid, sausage-shaped

   shaped like a sausage

   almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal

   shaped like an almond

   annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, doughnut-shaped, ring-shaped, ringed

   shaped like a ring

   aspheric, aspherical

   varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape

   auriform, ear-like, ear-shaped

   having a shape resembling an ear

   bean-shaped

   having a shape resembling a bean

   bowfront

   having an outward curving front

   crescent, crescent-shaped, lunate, semilunar

   having a curved shape that tapers at the ends

   cycloid, cycloidal

   resembling a circle

   cylindric, cylindrical

   having the form of a cylinder

   disciform

   having a round or oval shape like a disc

   domed, vaulted

   having a hemispherical vault or dome

   dome-shaped

   having the shape of a dome

   egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate

   rounded like an egg

   ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal

   having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

   hyperboloidal

   having the shape of a hyperboloid

   lingulate, tongue-shaped

   shaped like a tongue

   olive-like, olivelike

   resembling an olive

   parabolic, parabolical

   having the form of a parabola

   paraboloidal

   having the shape of a paraboloid

   pillar-shaped

   shaped like a cylindrical pillar

   pineal

   having the form of a pine cone

   plumlike

   resembling a plum fruit

   rod-shaped, rodlike

   resembling a rod

   rotund

   spherical in shape

   terete

   especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering

   umbrellalike

   resembling an umbrella

   oblate, pumpkin-shaped

   having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

   prolate, watermelon-shaped

   having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

   coiled

   curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
2. adjective

   measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
   “angular momentum”