tightnessn.

/ˈtʌɪtnɪs/

Etymology: < tight adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being tight.

1. Closeness of texture; denseness, solidity (obsolete); compactness of structure, impermeability. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun]

fastness?a1200

spissitudec1440

solidiousness1495

grossness1527

massiveness1530

substantialness1530

substantiality1535

crassness1545

massiness1559

stiffness1577

spissness1598

solidness1600

density1603

solidity1603

crassitude1604

condensity1611

thightness1615

compactedness1644

compactness1646

body1647

crassities1659

denseness1669

tightnessa1728

corporeity1750

substantiability1816

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) 125 The Bones are inflexible, Which does not arise from the Inflexibility of the Corpuscles that compose them; but from the Greatness of their Number, and the Firmness and Tightness of their Union.

1760 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 207 The tightness of the cask would secure them from the salt water.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. viii. 70 Make me as compact a little will as can be reconciled with tightness.

a. The condition of being drawn tight, stretched, or strained; tenseness, tautness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > tautness

tenseness1707

tightness1780

tautness1861

1780 New Newgate Cal. V. 152 Placing a fife within the cord so as to twist it to a proper tightness.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 63 It was not occasioned by any tightness of dress.

1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. iii. 2 Harp-strings..need to be screwed up again to their proper tightness.

1885 Manch. Examiner 7 Oct. 5/2 The very tightness with which the screw is being applied renders the probability of a break~down of the machinery more probable.

b. transferred. Constriction felt (as in breathing); hardness (of the pulse). Cf. tightened adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath

straitness1398

straitheada1400

pursivenessc1450

pursiness?c1475

shortwindiness1545

shortness of breath1577

angustness1598

angustity1599

brevity1600

breathlessness1612

short-windedness1614

dyspnoea1681

tightness1785

puffiness1813

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [noun] > other pulse disorders

rarity1583

softness of the pulse1632

concentration1714

tightness1785

organic pulse1822

bigeminy1904

1785 J. Pearson in Med. Communications 2 68 A sense of tightness across the chest.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 37 Nothing will relieve the tightness of the chest and the hardness of the cough..better than antimony.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 49 Diminution in size and increase in tightness of the pulse.

3. The condition of being tipsy. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > drunkenness > partial drunkenness

tipsiness1598

titubancy1676

tightness1861

tipsification1864

1861 E. Cowell Diary 1 Jan. in Cowells in Amer. (1934) 234 I congratulated him on his remaining free from ‘tightness’ after so many calls.

1864 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. At the first blush, the Americans strike a foreigner as being an exceedingly drunken people... You cannot fail to observe an immense amount of ‘tightness’ during your walks abroad.

4. Commerce. Scarcity of money in the market.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > money market > state or condition of

tightness1847

squeeze1872

short squeeze1877

stringency1877

gravel1884

1847 Punch 13 77/1 There is a tightness at present in the Omnibus Market.

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lxvii In consequence of the tightness of the money-market, an early settlement would be agreeable.

1901 Scotsman 7 Mar. 6/2 The tightness of money is again beginning adversely to affect gilt-edged stocks.

5. As an artistic quality: (a) crampedness, lack of freedom, constraint; (b) sense of control, rigorousness.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > constraint

tightness1933

1933 Burlington Mag. Jan. 22/1 The effort to achieve a difficult and unfamiliar piece of modelling gives the penwork a certain tightness.

1959 Listener 26 Mar. 542/1 Lack of balance between voice and accompaniment, acoustic ‘tightness’, restricted and uneven frequency-range.

1973 Art Internat. Mar. 73/2 Erlebacher's tightness makes her poetic allegories more like kitsch.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tightness
释义	tightnessn. /ˈtʌɪtnɪs/ Etymology: < tight adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being tight. 1. Closeness of texture; denseness, solidity (obsolete); compactness of structure, impermeability. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] fastness?a1200 spissitudec1440 solidiousness1495 grossness1527 massiveness1530 substantialness1530 substantiality1535 crassness1545 massiness1559 stiffness1577 spissness1598 solidness1600 density1603 solidity1603 crassitude1604 condensity1611 thightness1615 compactedness1644 compactness1646 body1647 crassities1659 denseness1669 tightnessa1728 corporeity1750 substantiability1816 a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) 125 The Bones are inflexible, Which does not arise from the Inflexibility of the Corpuscles that compose them; but from the Greatness of their Number, and the Firmness and Tightness of their Union. 1760 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 207 The tightness of the cask would secure them from the salt water. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. viii. 70 Make me as compact a little will as can be reconciled with tightness. 2. a. The condition of being drawn tight, stretched, or strained; tenseness, tautness. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > tautness tenseness1707 tightness1780 tautness1861 1780 New Newgate Cal. V. 152 Placing a fife within the cord so as to twist it to a proper tightness. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 63 It was not occasioned by any tightness of dress. 1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. iii. 2 Harp-strings..need to be screwed up again to their proper tightness. 1885 Manch. Examiner 7 Oct. 5/2 The very tightness with which the screw is being applied renders the probability of a break~down of the machinery more probable. b. transferred. Constriction felt (as in breathing); hardness (of the pulse). Cf. tightened adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath straitness1398 straitheada1400 pursivenessc1450 pursiness?c1475 shortwindiness1545 shortness of breath1577 angustness1598 angustity1599 brevity1600 breathlessness1612 short-windedness1614 dyspnoea1681 tightness1785 puffiness1813 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [noun] > other pulse disorders rarity1583 softness of the pulse1632 concentration1714 tightness1785 organic pulse1822 bigeminy1904 1785 J. Pearson in Med. Communications 2 68 A sense of tightness across the chest. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 37 Nothing will relieve the tightness of the chest and the hardness of the cough..better than antimony. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 49 Diminution in size and increase in tightness of the pulse. 3. The condition of being tipsy. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > drunkenness > partial drunkenness tipsiness1598 titubancy1676 tightness1861 tipsification1864 1861 E. Cowell Diary 1 Jan. in Cowells in Amer. (1934) 234 I congratulated him on his remaining free from ‘tightness’ after so many calls. 1864 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. At the first blush, the Americans strike a foreigner as being an exceedingly drunken people... You cannot fail to observe an immense amount of ‘tightness’ during your walks abroad. 4. Commerce. Scarcity of money in the market. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > money market > state or condition of tightness1847 squeeze1872 short squeeze1877 stringency1877 gravel1884 1847 Punch 13 77/1 There is a tightness at present in the Omnibus Market. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lxvii In consequence of the tightness of the money-market, an early settlement would be agreeable. 1901 Scotsman 7 Mar. 6/2 The tightness of money is again beginning adversely to affect gilt-edged stocks. 5. As an artistic quality: (a) crampedness, lack of freedom, constraint; (b) sense of control, rigorousness. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > constraint tightness1933 1933 Burlington Mag. Jan. 22/1 The effort to achieve a difficult and unfamiliar piece of modelling gives the penwork a certain tightness. 1959 Listener 26 Mar. 542/1 Lack of balance between voice and accompaniment, acoustic ‘tightness’, restricted and uneven frequency-range. 1973 Art Internat. Mar. 73/2 Erlebacher's tightness makes her poetic allegories more like kitsch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.a1728
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