Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being tense, or stretched to stiffness; stiffness; rigidness.
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- noun The characteristic of being
tense . - noun phonetics A particular
vowel orconsonant quality that isphonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Etymologies
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Examples
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That's not the kind of "tenseness" the writer was referring to.
Latest Articles 2008
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No "tenseness" between "The One" and Rimshot Joe after last weekends comments though.
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And I guess that after Joe ran his mouth about The One being tested by a worldwide crisis that there was no "tenseness" going on in that duo?
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NBC's Chuck Todd says there's a 'tenseness' between John and Sarah (More Pravda Propaganda)
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NBC's Chuck Todd says there's a 'tenseness' between John McCain and Sarah Palin
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NBC's Chuck Todd says there's a 'tenseness' between John McCain and Sarah Palin
Blogrunner 2008
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A: It was a bit unnerving going through a checkpoint to show your passport and to answer questions as to why you’re there, how long you’re going to be there and where you’re going while you’re there and what time you’re leaving… What’s unnerving about that is that there’s a kind of tenseness in the checkpoint.
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There's a "tenseness" between McCain and Palin (trouble in paradise?
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He tried to poke them together again, but in spite of the tenseness of the effort, his shivering got away with him, and the twigs were hopelessly scattered.
To Build A Fire 2010
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There was no tenseness in her body, her arms did not go around him, and her lips met his without their wonted pressure.
Chapter 34 2010
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