TAUTNESS

tightness, tautness

(noun) lack of movement or room for movement

tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness

(noun) the physical condition of being stretched or strained; “it places great tension on the leg muscles”; “he could feel the tenseness of her body”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tautness (usually uncountable, plural tautnesses)

The property of being taut.

Anagrams

• unstates

Source: Wiktionary



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