Associations to the word «Tenseness»
Noun
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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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.