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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension. uncountable, usually

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

2. 2
   the physical condition of being stretched or strained wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tensionrenitencyrigidityrigorstiffnesstautness

Example

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

Etymology

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

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