"tensity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛnsɪti/ Forms: tensities [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Latin tensus (“tense”) + -ity. Compare intensity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tensus||tense}} Latin tensus (“tense”), {{suf|en||ity}} + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} tensity (usually uncountable, plural tensities)
  1. The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: tension

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