tensity

[ ten-si-tee ]

noun

1. the state of being tense; tenseness.

tensity

/ ˈtɛnsɪtɪ /

noun

1. a rare word for tension tension tension

Word History and Origins

Origin of tensity¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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

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

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