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Princeton's WordNet
stringency, tightnessnoun
a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
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"
concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactnessnoun
the spatial property of being crowded together
meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closenessnoun
extreme stinginess
tightness, tautnessnoun
lack of movement or room for movement
Wiktionary
tightnessnoun
The quality or degree of being tight
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Tightnessnoun
the quality or condition of being tight
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tightness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tightness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of tightness in a Sentence
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.
It supports our view that the tightness in the labor market is generating upward pressure on compensation.
You've got this big China pull, really extreme China tightness at the moment, but there's a very big quality deferential between the metal that's attracted into China and most of the metal that's left on the LME.
The number of people arriving is increasing everyday. Each day we receive new groups, so we are requesting any support in order to set up other centres because of the growing numbers and tightness of the place.
Shes just had, kind of ongoing, late-in-the-season tightness, weve been able to treat it and its responded pretty well. But its the one nightmare Ive had the last month, is seeing her lying on her back.
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