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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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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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. Larry Summers:

   These figures and labor market tightness and the behavior of housing markets and asset prices are all rising in a more concerning way than I worried about a few months ago, this raises my degree of concern about an economic overheating scenario. There are huge uncertainties in the outlook, but I do believe the focus of concern right now should be on overheating.

2. 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.

3. Guillaume Perret:

   In a counter-intuitive way, the market is showing persistent tightness whereas coal demand is falling in most parts of the world, we think the current rally is overshooting, in a similar way as prices overshot on the way down in January 2016. It is not fueled by a genuine increase in demand but rather by a short- to medium-term delay for spare supply capacity to adjust to demand.

4. Daniel Silver:

   It supports our view that the tightness in the labor market is generating upward pressure on compensation.

5. Ann Tisdale:

   Maya still has CP, she still has the damage in her brain and she still has some tightness in her legs. … She’s going to continue with physical therapy five days a week, just like we’ve been doing, and get stronger and practice her skill of walking. But to just have those first steps and knowing that it’s possible is so great for her and our family.

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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