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tensity

[ ten-si-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

tensity

/ ˈtɛnsɪtɪ /

Origin of tensity¹

From the Medieval Latin word tēnsitās, dating back to 1650–60. See tense ¹, -ity

In a moment her mind lost its tensity of projection and she was almost flying down her own long stair.

That terrible tensity got under his skin after a while; it crept in upon him until his spine crawled a little, as if from cold.

Major Starland understood the delicate tensity of the relations between Zalapata and Atlamalco.

She continued to stare up at him with the same quivering tensity.

She was again silent, but the locked grip told him of her tensity.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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