double-jointed

English

WOTD – 23 December 2024

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁

From double (adjective) +‎ jointed (adjective),^[1] from the fact that a body part of a person with the condition appears to have two joints bending in different directions.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdʌbl̩ˈd͡ʒɔɪntɪd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdʌbəlˈd͡ʒɔɪntɪd/, [-ɾɪd]
Rhymes: -ɔɪntɪd
Hyphenation: doub‧le-joint‧ed

Adjective

double-jointed (comparative more double-jointed, superlative most double-jointed)

Having one or more joints (usually those of the fingers, arms, or legs) able to bend more than is normal; possessing hypermobility of one or more joints.

Derived terms

double-jointedness

Translations

having one or more joints able to bend more than is normal

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Estonian: painduvate liigestega
Finnish: yliliikkuva nivelinen
Macedonian: со свитливи зглобови (so svitlivi zglobovi), двостран (dvostran)
Spanish: de articulaciones duplas (of), tener coyunturas duplas (to have)

References

^ “double-jointed, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2024; “double-jointed, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.