noun
Meaning 1
The property of being taut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tautness
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noun
Meaning 2
lack of movement or room for movement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tightness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immovability, immovableness
noun
Meaning 3
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tension, tensity, tenseness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
Narrower terms: tonicity, tonus, tone
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English taut Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tautness From taut + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: riteacht — the property of being taut
- Spanish: tesura — the property of being taut