Associations to the word «Tenseness»

Wiktionary

TENSENESS, noun. The characteristic of being tense.
TENSENESS, noun. (phonetics) A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.

Dictionary definition

TENSENESS, noun. The physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body".
TENSENESS, noun. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor".

Wise words

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa