Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tensity

/ˈtɛnsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-si-ty
IPA: /ˈtɛnsɪti/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That broke the tensity of the children's interest, and they ran back into the house"

Etymology

From Latin Latin tensus (“tense”) + -ity. Compare intensity.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tensus
Suffix: ity

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tensities (plural)

Synonyms

tension tenseness tautness

Questions

How do you pronounce tensity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnsɪti/.
What does tensity mean?: The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.
Where does tensity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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