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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: tenseness (0.28753 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to tenseness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tenseness
tenseness
n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; 
“it
places great tension on the leg muscles”; 
“he could feel
the tenseness of her body” [syn: 
tension, 
tensity, 
tautness]
2: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or
suspense; 
“he suffered from fatigue and emotional
tension”; 
“stress is a vasoconstrictor” [syn: 
tension, 
stress]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tenseness
Tense 
\Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. 
Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
[1913 Webster]
The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster] -- 
Tense"ly, adv. -- 
Tense"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
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