tensity

[ ten-si-tee ]

/ ˈtɛn sɪ ti /

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noun

the state of being tense; tenseness.

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Origin of tensity

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

Words nearby tensity

tensile strength, tensile stress, tensimeter, tensiometer, tension, tensity, tensive, tenson, tensor, tensor analysis, Tensor bandage

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How to use tensity in a sentence

In a moment her mind lost its tensity of projection and she was almost flying down her own long stair.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
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.
Once to Every Man|Larry Evans
Major Starland understood the delicate tensity of the relations between Zalapata and Atlamalco.
Up the Forked River|Edward Sylvester Ellis
She continued to stare up at him with the same quivering tensity.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott

She was again silent, but the locked grip told him of her tensity.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott

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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Origin of tensity

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