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Meanings of tenseness in English

Portuguese
stress
Catalan
fatiga
Spanish
tensión

Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.

stress
Portuguese
tensão
Catalan
tensió
Spanish
tensión

The physical condition of being stretched or strained.

tensão
Usage of tenseness in English
1
The falter in the words spoke to the tenseness of his suspense.
The Keeper of the Door
2
The tenseness of the clasp revealed the strain that was upon her.
The Rose in the Ring
3
Something came to relieve the tenseness of the moment for Jolly Roger.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
4
The tenseness of her attitude relaxed suddenly when the child was gone.
The Real Adventure
5
Their tenseness made the oldest trick in the world serve Lockley's purpose.
Operation Terror
6
The respite was a welcome one and with it his tenseness relaxed.
Steve and the Steam Engine
7
He realised that the tenseness of both mind and body had increased.
Robin
8
For a moment he was puzzled by the tenseness in their postures.
The stand
9
A strange gladness seemed to loosen the tenseness of her aching nerves.
Parrot & Co.
10
There was a tenseness, almost a fierceness, in his brilliant blue eyes.
The Gay Cockade
11
A curious sort of tenseness became apparent as Levine began to speak.
Lydia of the Pines
12
Lockley stayed tense and was weary of his tenseness, Jill was safe.
Operation Terror
13
Trent followed along with them, but felt a peculiar tenseness within him.
The Monster
14
But the tenseness wasn't strong enough to throw him off his euphoria.
Acts of nature
15
The tenseness in the group went out of them in single breath.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
16
She sought ease from the tenseness of the moment in sorting the roses.
The Lure of the Mask
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Translations for tenseness
Spanish
tensión
Tenseness through the time
Tenseness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common