"tenseness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tensenesses [plural]
Etymology: From tense + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tense|ness}} tense + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tenseness (countable and uncountable, plural tensenesses)
  1. The characteristic of being tense. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the characteristic of being tense): tension (French), riteacht [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-tenseness-en-noun-vojUfm7Y Disambiguation of 'the characteristic of being tense': 91 9
  2. (phonetics) A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-tenseness-en-noun-EAQb73cI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 90 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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