tensity

8.3

A feeling of being pulled tight in muscles or ropes

noun
/ˈtɛn.sɪ.ti/

: tensión

The tensity in her muscles was evident after the workout.

Examples

Prolonged tensity of the cables may eventually lead to structural damage.
During stretching exercises, you can feel the tensity in your hamstrings.
The tensity in his back muscles was caused by improper lifting techniques.
He felt a great tensity in his back after lifting weights.
During stretching exercises, you can feel the tensity in your hamstrings.
The tensity in his back muscles was caused by improper lifting techniques.
He felt a great tensity in his back after lifting weights.

Synonyms

strain

vstensity

72 4.3

A quality or feeling that runs through something, like an idea in a speech

describes the physical condition of being stretched or strained without effort focus

tension

vstensity

70 3.2

The force that pulls a rope or cable tight when it is stretched

focuses on the overall physical condition of being stretched or strained

tone

vstensity

Specialized

17 6.8

The normal level of tightness in muscles that lets them move and respond

means the stretched or strained physical condition rather than normal resting firmness

tightness

vstensity

6 5.5

A feeling of being squeezed in a part of the body

refers to the objective physical state of being stretched rather than only felt

tautness

vstensity

1 5.3

The state of being pulled tight with no slack

covers general stretched or strained condition beyond only perfectly tight cases

tenseness

vstensity

1 6.4

A tight feeling in muscles that makes them hard to relax

has identical meaning and is a variant form used for the same state

Antonyms

relaxation

54 1.6

A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time

looseness

1 2.5

A small gap or movement between parts that should be tight

How Tense

strain

72 4.3

tautness

1 5.3

tightness

6 5.5

tensity

8.3

tension

70 3.2

looseness

1 2.5

Surface Forms

tensity singular

tensities plural

Morphology

tensity = tensive (semi-transparent) = tensive + ity

Formed by adding '-ity' to the adjective 'tensive'; the meaning (similar to 'tension') is recoverable but the adjective 'tensive' is uncommon and may be unknown to many learners.

Etymology

Tensity comes from the Latin root tendere, which means 'to stretch', and it is the same root you see in tension and tense. So tensity means the state of being 'stretched' or 'strained', like a tight muscle or a stretched cable.