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tightness

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tightness in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. extreme stinginess
    meanness  minginess  niggardliness  niggardness  parsimony  parsimoniousness  tightness  tightfistedness  closeness 
  2. the spatial property of being crowded together
    concentration  density  denseness  tightness  compactness 
  3. 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"
    constriction  tightness 
  4. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
    stringency  tightness 
  5. lack of movement or room for movement
    tightness  tautness 
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