TAUTNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tautness mean? 

• TAUTNESS (noun)
  The noun TAUTNESS has 2 senses:

1. the physical condition of being stretched or strained

2. lack of movement or room for movement

  Familiarity information: TAUTNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAUTNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The physical condition of being stretched or strained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

tautness; tenseness; tension; tensity

Context example:

he could feel the tenseness of her body

Hypernyms ("tautness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tautness"):

tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)

Derivation:

taut (subjected to great tension; stretched tight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lack of movement or room for movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

tautness; tightness

Hypernyms ("tautness" is a kind of...):

immovability; immovableness (not capable of being moved or rearranged)

Derivation:

taut (pulled or drawn tight)