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tensity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɛnsɪti/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tension

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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, tenseness, tautness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: condition, status

Narrower terms: tonicity, tonus, tone

History

Etymology

From Latin Latin tensus (“tense”) + -ity. Compare intensity.