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tightness - Dictionary definition and meaning for tightness
TIGHTNESS
(noun) lack of movement or room for movement
synonyms : tautness(noun) extreme stinginess
synonyms : closeness , meanness , minginess , niggardliness , niggardness , parsimoniousness , parsimony , tightfistednessParsimony increases capitals and prodigality decreases them. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together
synonyms : compactness , concentration , denseness , density(noun) a tight feeling in some part of the body
"he felt a constriction in her chest", "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest", "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
synonyms : constriction(noun) a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
synonyms : stringency
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