Associations to the word «Tightness»

Wiktionary

TIGHTNESS, noun. The quality or degree of being tight

Dictionary definition

TIGHTNESS, noun. A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit.
TIGHTNESS, noun. A tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat".
TIGHTNESS, noun. The spatial property of being crowded together.
TIGHTNESS, noun. Extreme stinginess.
TIGHTNESS, noun. Lack of movement or room for movement.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne