different between wrinkle vs contortion

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????kl?/
• Rhymes: -??k?l
• Hyphenation: wrink?le

Etymology 1

Probably from stem of Old English gewrinclod.

Alternative forms

• wrincle (obsolete)

Noun

wrinkle (plural wrinkles)

1. A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
2. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

3. A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

4. A twist on something existing; a novel difference.

Translations

Verb

wrinkle (third-person singular simple present wrinkles, present participle wrinkling, simple past and past participle wrinkled)

1. (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
2. (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

3. (intransitive, of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.

4. (intransitive, obsolete) To sneer (at).
   • 1604, John Marston, Parasitaster, or The Fawn

     Ther's some weakenes in your brother you wrinkle at

Related terms

• unwrinkled
• wrinkle-free
• wrinkly

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

wrinkle (plural wrinkles)

1. (US, dialect) A winkle

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “wrinkle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Winkler

English

Etymology

From Middle French contortion.

Noun

contortion (countable and uncountable, plural contortions)

1. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
2. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

Derived terms

• contortionist

Translations