Definition of tenseness Tenseness
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We found 6 definitions of tenseness from 4 different sources.
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What does tenseness mean?
WordNet
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| tenseness - the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" | ||
| tension, tensity, tautness | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| tenseness - (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" | ||
| tension, stress | ||
| mental strain, nervous strain, strain an intense or violent exertion | ||
| psychological science, psychology the science of mental life | ||
| yips nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts); "to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tenseness (Noun)
The characteristic of being tense. - tenseness (Noun)
A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.
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tenseness
Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.
Part of speech
🔤- tenseness, noun, singular of tensenesses.
