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tightness

/ˈtaɪtnəs/TYT-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈtaɪtnəs/TYT-nuhs

Meaningbeing tight

Common meaning: the state of being tight

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*stag-‘cover, thatch, roof over’source
  2. Old Norse (Icelandic)þéttr‘tight, watertight’source
  3. Provincial Englishthitesource
  4. Englishtight‘close, firm’
  5. Englishformed in English from tighttightness‘the state of being tight’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from tight + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TIGHT, p.643 · scan

Source words

  • þéttr Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “watertight”

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