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Tightness

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WordDefinition
niggardlinessnounThe state of being niggardly; parsimony.
parsimonynounGreat reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
tautnessnounThe property of being taut.
closenessnounThe state of being close (all senses)
parsimoniousnessnounThe state or condition of being parsimonious.
niggardnessnounNiggardliness.
stringencynounA rigorous imposition of standards.
meannessnoun(uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
minginessnounThe quality of being mingy.
tightfistednessnounReluctance to spend money; miserliness.

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playverb(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
loosenessnounThe quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut.

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tautnessnounThe property of being taut.
stringencynounA rigorous imposition of standards.
minginessnounThe quality of being mingy.
closenessnounThe state of being close (all senses)
parsimoniousnessnounThe state or condition of being parsimonious.
parsimonynounGreat reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
tightfistednessnounReluctance to spend money; miserliness.
meannessnoun(uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
tightenverb(transitive) To make tighter.
tighteningnounThe act or process of making more tight.
tensionnounThe condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
narrownessnoun(uncountable) The state of being narrow.
oppressionnounThe exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
narrowingnounThe process of becoming narrow.
rigournounSeverity or strictness.
stiffnessnounRigidity or a measure of rigidity.
repressionnounThe act of repressing; state of being repressed.
suppressionnounThe act or instance of suppressing.
squeezenounAn instance of squeezing.
rigornoun(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

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