Tightness (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The spatial property of being crowded together.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Density
• Denseness
• Concentration
• Compactness

Hypernyms

• Spacing
• Spatial Arrangement

Related Words

• Tight (adjective)

Meaning ²

A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Stringency

Hypernyms

• Want
• Lack

Related Words

• Tight (adjective)

Meaning ³

Extreme stinginess.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Parsimony
• Tightfistedness
• Closeness
• Niggardness
• Parsimoniousness
• Meanness
• Niggardliness
• Minginess

Hypernyms

• Stinginess

Hyponyms

• Smallness
• Littleness
• Miserliness
• Pettiness

Related Words

• Tight (adjective)

Meaning ⁴

Lack of movement or room for movement.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Tautness

Antonyms

• Looseness

Hypernyms

• Immovableness

Related Words

• Tight (adjective)

Meaning ⁵

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Constriction

Hypernyms

• Feeling

Related Words

• Tight (adjective)