The difference between Serpentine and Sinuous

When used as adjectives, serpentine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes, whereas sinuous means having curves in alternate directions.

Serpentine is also noun with the meaning: any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.

Serpentine is also verb with the meaning: to serpentize.

check bellow for the other definitions of Serpentine and Sinuous

  1. Serpentine as an adjective:

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.

  2. Serpentine as an adjective:

    Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.

    Examples:

    "The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior."

  3. Serpentine as an adjective:

    Having the form or shape of a snake.

    Examples:

    "synonyms ophidian"

    "There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs."

  4. Serpentine as an adjective:

    Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.

    Examples:

    "synonyms sinuous tortuous winding"

    "The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous."

  1. Serpentine as a noun:

    Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.

  2. Serpentine as a noun (historical):

    An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.

  3. Serpentine as a noun:

    A kind of firework.

  4. Serpentine as a noun:

    A coiled distillation tube.

  5. Serpentine as a noun (maths):

    Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea

  1. Serpentine as a verb (archaic):

    To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

  1. Serpentine as a noun (mineralogy):

    Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.

  2. Serpentine as a noun (geology):

    An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

  1. Sinuous as an adjective:

    Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.

    Examples:

    "We followed every bend of the sinuous river."

  2. Sinuous as an adjective:

    Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.

    Examples:

    "We were entranced by her sinuous dance."

  3. Sinuous as an adjective (figurative):

    Morally crooked; shifty.

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