definition of
tightness

[1] #1 tightness n. [stringency] a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit. wn

[2] #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] #3 tightness n. [concentration, density, denseness, compactness] the spatial property of being crowded together. wn

[4] #4 tightness n. [meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, closeness] extreme stinginess. wn

[5] #5 tightness n. [tautness] lack of movement or room for movement. wn