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tenseless

tenseless

5.8
A person who feels relaxed with no physical or emotional tightness
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛnsləs/
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  • After the massage, he felt completely tenseless and at ease.

Examples

  • Yoga practice left her body and mind tenseless for the rest of the day.

  • Her tenseless attitude helped everyone stay calm during the stressful meeting.

  • I feel tenseless!

  • After the yoga session, I felt completely tenseless.

  • After the massage, he felt completely tenseless and at ease.

  • Her tenseless attitude helped everyone stay calm during the stressful meeting.

  • Yoga practice left her body and mind tenseless for the rest of the day.

Synonyms

relaxed
vstenseless
241 1.0

Calm and not worried

focuses specifically on not showing physical or emotional strain
carefree
vstenseless
41 2.9

Not feeling worried or responsible

is about lacking strain but not about lacking obligations
untroubled
vstenseless
4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

emphasizes no strain specifically rather than only general peace
unworried
vstenseless
1 2.3

Someone who feels calm and not upset about problems

points to lack of bodily or mental strain rather than only lack of worry
unstressed
vstenseless
1 2.5

Calm and relaxed without feeling pressure

focuses on absence of strain rather than external demands
unrushed
vstenseless
1 3.5

Calm and not hurried in movement or action

emphasizes internal absence of strain rather than slow speed
tensionless
vstenseless
7.0

Not tight physically or mentally under stress

is the general state focused on absence of strain
unstrained
vstenseless
4.9

Calm and not showing worry under pressure

highlights lack of visible physical or emotional strain
stressless
vstenseless
3.4

Not feeling worry or tension

describes inner lack of strain rather than absence of stressors
unagitated
vstenseless
5.8

Calm and not showing strong feelings

highlights absence of strain rather than simply no excitement
unflurried
vstenseless
8.2

Calm and not showing any sign of worry

means inner lack of strain rather than only composed behaviour
nerveless
vstenseless
  • Archaic
7.2

Calm and steady in a difficult or dangerous situation

focuses on general absence of strain rather than composed reaction
unharried
vstenseless
6.1

Calm and not rushed

refers to inner lack of strain rather than lack of external hurry
unpressured
vstenseless
4.8

Not feeling stressed or hurried

points to inner relaxed state rather than only lack of external pressure
pressureless
vstenseless
5.3

Calm and free from stress or force

refers to absence of internal strain rather than absence of external force

Antonyms

310 3.6

Feeling nervous and unable to relax

How Tense

stressed
2.7
tense
310 3.6
tenseless
5.8
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

tenseless positive

Morphology

tenseless = tense (transparent) = tense + less

Productive adjective formation meaning 'not tense' (i.e., relaxed or free from strain).

Etymology

Tenseless comes from tense, whose root meant 'to stretch' (as in tension), so tenseless literally means 'not stretched' and is used for people or things that are 'relaxed' and free from strain.