TIGHTNESS
Scrabble letter values: T1I1G2H4T1N1E1S1S1 = 13
Definition
- noun a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit. — synonyms: stringency
- noun a tight feeling in some part of the body. — synonyms: constriction
- noun the spatial property of being crowded together. — synonyms: concentration, density, denseness, compactness
- noun extreme stinginess. — synonyms: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, closeness
- noun lack of movement or room for movement. — synonyms: tautness
Examples
- “he felt a constriction in her chest”
- “she felt an alarming tightness in her chest”
- “emotion caused a constriction of his throat”