tensity

[ ten-si-tee ]

/ ˈtɛn sɪ ti /

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noun

the state of being tense; tenseness.

Nearby words

tension, tension cavity, tension curve, tension headache, tension suture, tensity, tensive, tenson, tensor, tensor analysis, tensor bandage

Origin of tensity

From the Medieval Latin word tēnsitās, dating back to 1650–60. See tense¹, -ity

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Examples from the Web for tensity

And everywhere, over all, was the tensity that ever reigns before a battle.
The Half-Back|Ralph Henry Barbour
In his case, that always meant that his brain was clearing, and every muscle steadying itself to the tensity of a fore-stay.
Motor Matt's Triumph, or, Three Speeds Forward|Stanley R. Matthews
In his mind she had been Sally, and in a moment of tensity he had let it shape on his lips.
Sally Bishop|E. Temple Thurston
Her face had not regained its color, but the haunted look was gone from her eyes, the tensity from about her lips.
Bruce of the Circle A|Harold Titus

There was the tensity of fierceness in the man's plea which appealed deeply to her sympathies.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for tensity

tensity

/ (ˈtɛnsɪtɪ) /

noun

a rare word for tension (def. 1), tension (def. 2), tension (def. 3)

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