Etymology

tensity

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Today it means: The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension. Full definition →

Latin tensus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtensus“tense”
  2. English todaytensity

From Latin Latin tensus (“tense”) + -ity. Compare intensity.

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