tautness

English Thesaurus

1. lack of movement or room for movement (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	immovability, immovableness,
definition	:	not capable of being moved or rearranged (noun.attribute)

2. the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

hypernym	:	condition, status,
definition	:	a state at a particular time (noun.state)

hyponym	:	tone, tonicity, tonus,
definition	:	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state)

3. lack of movement or room for movement (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	looseness, play,
definition	:	movement or space for movement (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	taut, tight,
definition	:	pulled or drawn tight (adj.all)

4. the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, tense, tense up,
definition	:	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)

derivation	:	tense, tense up,
definition	:	become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

derivation	:	tense,
definition	:	taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all)

derivation	:	taut,
definition	:	subjected to great tension; stretched tight (adj.all)

5. lack of movement or room for movement (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	looseness, play,
definition	:	movement or space for movement (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	taut, tight,
definition	:	pulled or drawn tight (adj.all)

6. the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, tense, tense up,
definition	:	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)

derivation	:	tense, tense up,
definition	:	become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

derivation	:	tense,
definition	:	taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all)

derivation	:	taut,
definition	:	subjected to great tension; stretched tight (adj.all)