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tightness n. [
stringency] a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
. wn #2
tightness n. [
constriction] a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
. wn #3
tightness n. [
concentration, density, denseness, compactness] the spatial property of being crowded together
. wn #4
tightness n. [
meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, closeness] extreme stinginess
. wn #5
tightness n. [
tautness] lack of movement or room for movement
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