Associations to the word «Tenseness»

Wiktionary

TENSENESS, noun. The characteristic of being tense.
TENSENESS, noun. (phonetics) A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.

Dictionary definition

TENSENESS, noun. The physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body".
TENSENESS, noun. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.