| NOUN | state | tautness, tension, tensity, tenseness | the physical condition of being stretched or strained |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | tautness, tightness | lack of movement or room for movement |
| Meaning | The physical condition of being stretched or strained. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tension, tensity, tenseness | |
| Narrower | tonicity, tonus, tone | The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Spanish | tensión, tirantez | |
| Catalan | tensió | |
| Adjectives | taut | subjected to great tension |
| Meaning | lack of movement or room for movement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | tightness | |
| Broader | immovability, immovableness | not capable of being moved or rearranged |
| Opposite | looseness, play | movement or space for movement |
| Spanish | tensión, tirantez | |
| Catalan | tensió, tibantor | |
| Adjectives | taut | pulled or drawn tight |
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