tensionless

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adjective

Having no tension

Similar
lax
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tension →
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Meanings

adjectivetensionless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no tension

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefree from tension

Similar
lax

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  4. Proto-Italic*tendō
  5. Latintendō
  6. Latintēnsiō
  7. Middle Frenchtension
  8. Englishtension
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. Englishtensionless

From tension + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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