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tautness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
taut-ness
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being taut.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English taut 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 tautness From taut + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tautnesses (plural)

Synonyms

tightness tension tensity tenseness

Questions

What does tautness mean?
The property of being taut.
Where does tautness come from?
Etymology tree English taut 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 tautness From taut + -ness.

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