tightness
NounUS[tahyt-nuhs]/ˈtaɪtnəs/2 syllables
Synonyms:
stringencyconstrictionconcentrationdensitydensenesscompactnessmeannessminginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimonyparsimoniousness
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)
- a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of creditSynonyms: stringencyType of lack, deficiency
- a tight feeling in some part of the body“he felt a constriction in her chest”“she felt an alarming tightness in her chest”“emotion caused a constriction of his throat”Synonyms: constrictionType of feeling
- the spatial property of being crowded togetherSynonyms: concentrationdensitydensenesscompactnessType of spacing, spatial arrangement
- extreme stinginessSynonyms: meannessminginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightfistednessclosenessType of stinginessKinds pettiness, miserliness
- lack of movement or room for movementSynonyms: tautnessType of immovability, immovableness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tight′ness noun
The quality or condition of being tight.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54