Tenseness: meaning, definitions and examples
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tenseness
[ หtษnsnษs ]
feeling
The state or quality of being tense; tautness.
Synonyms
rigidity, stiffness, tautness.
Examples of usage
- He could feel the tenseness in the room as they waited for the results.
- The tenseness in her voice indicated her nervousness.
linguistics
Pronunciation with relatively tense muscles; a quality of vowels or syllables.
Synonyms
muscular tension in speech, vowel tension.
Examples of usage
- The tenseness in his pronunciation made it hard to understand him.
- Linguists study the tenseness of vowels in different languages.
Translations
Translations of the word "tenseness" in other languages:
๐ต๐น tensรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเคจเคพเคต
๐ฉ๐ช Anspannung
๐ฎ๐ฉ ketegangan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐะฟััะถะตะฝัััั
๐ต๐ฑ napiฤcie
๐ฏ๐ต ็ทๅผต
๐ซ๐ท tension
๐ช๐ธ tensiรณn
๐น๐ท gerginlik
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ธด์ฅ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชูุชุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ napฤtรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ napรคtie
๐จ๐ณ ็ดงๅผ
๐ธ๐ฎ napetost
๐ฎ๐ธ spenna
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐััั ัะพะปาั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแซแแแฃแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ gษrginlik
๐ฒ๐ฝ tensiรณn
Etymology
The word 'tenseness' originated from the Middle English word 'tensenesse', which comes from the Old French 'tensenesse'. The suffix '-ness' is used to indicate a state or quality. The concept of tenseness has been studied in various fields such as psychology, linguistics, and physical therapy.
Word Frequency Rank
This word's position of #32,483 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.
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