tautness
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taut
(tôt)adj. taut·er, taut·est
1.
a. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight.
b. Flexed or not loose: taut muscles.
c. Strained or tense: taut nerves.
2.
a. Kept in good order; trim: a taut ship.
b. Marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail: a taut movie script.
[Middle English tohte, distended, perhaps ultimately from Old English togian, to drag; see tow1.]
taut′ly adv.
taut′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | tautness - the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" |
2. | tautness - lack of movement or room for movement immovability, immovableness - not capable of being moved or rearranged |
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Translations
tautness
[ˈtɔːtnɪs] N2. [of face, expression] → tensión f
3. [of body, muscles] → firmeza f
4. [of writing] → lo compacto
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tautness
n (of skin, rope) → Straffheit f; (of muscles) → Strammheit f; (fig, of atmosphere) → Gespanntheit f; (of nerves) → Anspannung f; (of style) → Knappheit f
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