The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] -- {Tense"ly}, adv. -- {Tense"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tenseness — index stress (strain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Tenseness — In phonology, tenseness is a particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English. It has also occasionally been used to describe contrasts in consonants. Unlike most distinctive features,… … Wikipedia
tenseness — Ⅰ. tense [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) stretched tight or rigid. 2) feeling, causing, or showing anxiety and nervousness. ► VERB ▪ make or become tense. DERIVATIVES tensely adverb tenseness noun … English terms dictionary
tenseness — noun 1. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension stress is a vasoconstrictor • Syn: ↑tension, ↑stress • Derivationally related forms: ↑stress … Useful english dictionary
tenseness — noun see tense II … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenseness — See tensely. * * * … Universalium
tenseness — noun a) The characteristic of being tense. b) A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English … Wiktionary
tenseness — tense·ness || tensnɪs n. tension, nervousness … English contemporary dictionary
tenseness — tense·ness … English syllables
tenseness — See: tense … English dictionary
