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Grammar : Noun
Spell : tahyt
Phonetic Transcription : taɪt



Definition of tightness

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "dense, close, compact," from Middle English thight, from Old Norse þettr "watertight, close in texture, solid," from Proto-Germanic *thenkhtuz (cf. second element in Old English meteþiht "stout from eating;" Middle High German dihte "dense, thick," German dicht "dense, tight," Old High German gidigan, German gediegen "genuine, solid, worthy"), from PIE root *tenk- "to become firm, curdle, thicken" (cf. Irish techt "curdled, coagulated," Lithuanian tankus "close, tight," Persian tang "tight," Sanskrit tanakti "draws together, contracts").
  • Sense of "drawn, stretched" is from 1570s; meaning "fitting closely" (as of garments) is from 1779; that of "evenly matched" (of a contest, bargain, etc.) is from 1828, American English; that of "drunk" is from 1830; that of "close, sympathetic" is from 1956. Tight-assed "unwilling to relax" is attested from 1903. Tight-laced is recorded from 1741 in both the literal and figurative senses. Tight-lipped is first attested 1876.
  • As in shortage : noun deficiency
  • As in stress : noun physical or mental pressure
  • As in stricture : noun constriction
  • As in compactness : noun thickness
  • As in scantiness : noun shortage
  • As in scantness : noun shortage
  • As in scarceness : noun shortage
  • As in underage : noun shortage
  • As in constriction : noun blockage
  • As in density : noun bulk, mass
  • As in firmness : noun immovability
Example sentences :
  • The moisture in his eyes deepened and a tightness gripped his throat.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • Does it make a higher or a lower sound as you increase the tightness?
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • There was a new expression in Arcot's eyes, a tightness about his mouth.
  • Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
  • "We've done our best," there was a tightness in Miss Sallie's voice.
  • Extract from : « Where the Souls of Men are Calling » by Credo Harris
  • He laid a hand on my shoulder and my arm ached from the tightness of his grip.
  • Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster
  • The rule of safety, in regard to the tightness of dress, is this.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher
  • Now that she had decided to talk to Yellow Hair, Redbird felt a tightness in her throat.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • There was a tightness in his throat; his head throbbed and hurt.
  • Extract from : « Sunlight Patch » by Credo Fitch Harris
  • The sheer joy of the thing brought a tightness to my throat, and I sniffled.
  • Extract from : « Inside John Barth » by William W. Stuart
  • But a tightness gathered about my heart, for I could sniff what was coming.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer

Synonyms for tightness

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