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Tenseness

noun
1.
The physical condition of being stretched or strained.  Synonyms: tautness, tension, tensity.  "He could feel the tenseness of her body"
2.
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense.  Synonyms: stress, tension.  "Stress is a vasoconstrictor"






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"Tenseness" Quotes from Famous Books



... many pieces as you like. They're always good medicine," he assured her. But he kept his head bent so that his hat quite hid his face from her. "What about?" he asked, a betraying tenseness in his voice. ...
— Good Indian • B. M. Bower

... days he watched each night for the frail-looking little girl who liked the picture of the pines. She would always come hurrying across the street in the same eager way, an eagerness close to the feverish. But the tenseness would always relax as she saw the picture. "She never looks quite so wilted down when she goes away as she does when she comes," the old man saw. "Upon my soul, I believe she really goes there. It's—oh, Lord"—irritated at getting beyond ...
— Lifted Masks - Stories • Susan Glaspell



Words linked to "Tenseness" :   strain, condition, status, nervous strain, psychological science, tonus, tonicity, tense, mental strain, breaking point, tone, psychology, yips



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