| slovo | definícia |
tenseness
(mass) | tenseness
- napätosť |
tenseness
(encz) | tenseness,napjatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Tenseness
(gcide) | Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
[1913 Webster]
The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster] -- Tense"ly, adv. -- Tense"ness, n.
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tenseness
(wn) | tenseness
n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it
places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel
the tenseness of her body" [syn: tension, tensity,
tenseness, tautness]
2: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or
suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension";
"stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: tension, tenseness,
stress] |
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tenseness
(mass) | tenseness
- napätosť |
tenseness
(encz) | tenseness,napjatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Intenseness
(gcide) | Intenseness \In*tense"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the
intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or
thought.
[1913 Webster] |
tenseness
(wn) | tenseness
n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it
places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel
the tenseness of her body" [syn: tension, tensity,
tenseness, tautness]
2: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or
suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension";
"stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: tension, tenseness,
stress] |
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