straitness

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noun

The state or quality of being strait.

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Meanings

nounstraitness (usually uncountable, plural straitnesses)

plural straitnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being strait.
  2. countableusuallyThe result or product of being strait.

Origin

From strait + -ness.

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APA

straitness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitness

MLA

“straitness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straitness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitness.

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