Definitions for tightness
tight·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stringency, tightnessnoun

   a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

2. constriction, tightnessnoun

   a tight feeling in some part of the body

   "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"

3. concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactnessnoun

   the spatial property of being crowded together

4. meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closenessnoun

   extreme stinginess

5. tightness, tautnessnoun

   lack of movement or room for movement

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tightnessnoun

   The quality or degree of being tight

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tightnessnoun

   Closeness; not looseness.

   Etymology: from tight.

   The bones are inflexible, which arises from the greatness of the number of corpuscles that compose them, and the firmness and tightness of their union. John Woodward, on Fossils.

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1. tightness

   Tightness generally refers to the state or quality of being firmly or closely fixed in place, adjusted, compact, or securely held. In different contexts, it can also refer to the degree to which something is meticulous, rigorous, or strictly controlled. The specific meaning can vary in different subjects such as physics, mathematics, economics, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tightnessnoun

   the quality or condition of being tight

Matched Categories

1. • Immovability

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tightness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tightness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tightness in a Sentence

1. John Kilduff:

   To a certain degree, this reduces the economics of storing oil for later delivery, it's also feeds the idea that the supply-demand balance is swinging the other way, from surplus to tightness.

2. Oliver Nugent:

   Seeing those stock cancellations reverse is a sign that the pull from China (for metal) seems to be letting up, we're hearing that primary smelters (in China) are increasing utilisation rates and tightness in China is being relieved by whatever slack there is outside in the regional market.

3. Mike Trout:

   My body wasn't healing right, i couldn't really point at one thing. We threw everything at it. When I was shut down, I basically didn't do anything. I just let it heal on its own for a few weeks. I got back into my training right away. The first two weeks, I felt a little tightness in there. It went away, and I haven't thought about it since.

4. Ujwala Kaza:

   An asthma attack is typically when a patient is experiencing symptoms of asthma difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, wheezingand coughing that may not be responsive to the usual rescue inhaler. First of all, make sure you sit the person down. Call for help. If they have not used their inhaler, find it for them and have them use it right away, early intervention can be the difference between life and death.

5. Van Niekerk:

   We are trying to take the correct decisions now early in the year so as not to put myself in any harm, it was a bit chilly this entire week prepping and coming through here as well it was quite cold and it caused bit of tightness in my leg. We decided to not risk it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tightness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tightness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tightness
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tightness