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tenseness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
tense-ness
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being tense.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tense Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tenseness From tense + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tensenesses (plural)

Synonyms

tension stress tensity tautness

Questions

What does tenseness mean?
The characteristic of being tense.
Where does tenseness come from?
Etymology tree English tense Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tenseness From tense + -ness.

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