Associations to the word «Tightness»

Wiktionary

TIGHTNESS, noun. The quality or degree of being tight

Dictionary definition

TIGHTNESS, noun. A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit.
TIGHTNESS, noun. 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".
TIGHTNESS, noun. The spatial property of being crowded together.
TIGHTNESS, noun. Extreme stinginess.
TIGHTNESS, noun. Lack of movement or room for movement.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche