tenseness
tenseness · tensenesses
Gespanntheit
The characteristic of being tenseThe characteristic of being tense.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being tense.
Gespanntheit
(countable, uncountable)A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.
More definitions
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the characteristic of being tense:
Forms
plural: tensenesses| Singular | tenseness |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedtense
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.