tightness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
   stringency.
   
2. noun a tight feeling in some part of the body
   constriction.
   
   • he felt a constriction in her chest
   • she felt an alarming tightness in her chest
   • emotion caused a constriction of his throat
3. noun the spatial property of being crowded together
   compactness; concentration; denseness; density.
   
4. noun extreme stinginess
   tightfistedness; parsimoniousness; minginess; niggardliness; meanness; closeness; niggardness; parsimony.
   
5. noun lack of movement or room for movement
   tautness.
   

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