tightness
tightness · tightnesses
щільність, густина, густота
плотность, густота
Dichte, Massendichte
The quality or degree of being tightThe quality or degree of being tight.
US/tˈaɪtnəs/
» I have a tightness in my chest.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality or degree of being tight.
a tight feeling in some part of the body
Examples
3 sentencesI have a tightness in my chest.
I felt an uncomfortable tightness in my chest.
COPD is a group of diseases, including emphysema, that is characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: tightnesses| Singular | tightness |
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Synonyms
13 synonymsClose in meaning
- lack of movement or room for movement:tautness
- a tight feeling in some part of the body:constriction
- a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit:stringency
- the spatial property of being crowded together:concentrationdensitydensenesscompactness
- extreme stinginess:meannessminginessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightfistednesscloseness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedtight
Derivedchest tightness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable