tensity

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/ˈtɛnsɪti/

noun

The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.

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tensiontensenesstautness
OriginLatin tensus →
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Meanings

nountensity (usually uncountable, plural tensities)

plural tensities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.

    That broke the tensity of the children's interest, and they ran back into the house

    1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 994

    Synonyms: tension

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.

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tension

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe physical condition of being stretched or strained

Similar
tensiontensenesstautness
Broader
conditionstatus
Also see
tautnesstensenesstension

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintensus“tense”
  2. Englishtensity

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

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APA

tensity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensity

MLA

“tensity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensity.

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