tensity

Questions about tensity

What does tensity mean?

tensity means "the physical condition of being stretched or strained".

How many syllables are in tensity?

tensity has 3 syllables and divides as ten-si-ty under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for tensity?

Close synonyms include tension, tenseness, tautness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tensity a common word?

tensity is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.