Meaning & Definition of Tightness in English
English⟶
Tightness
/taɪtnəs/
noun
1. A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
synonym:
- stringency,
- tightness
2. 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"
synonym:
- constriction,
- tightness
3. The spatial property of being crowded together
synonym:
- concentration,
- density,
- denseness,
- tightness,
- compactness
4. Extreme stinginess
synonym:
- meanness,
- minginess,
- niggardliness,
- niggardness,
- parsimony,
- parsimoniousness,
- tightness,
- tightfistedness,
- closeness
5. Lack of movement or room for movement
synonym:
- tightness,
- tautness