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Meaning of Tenseness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being tense.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التوتّر
Deutsch Gespanntheit
Suomi jännittyneisyys kireys puristeisuus
Français tension
Gaeilge riteacht
Bahasa Indonesia ketegangan
日本語 張り
Svenska spändhet stramhet

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tensening Tenser Tenses Tensest Tensibility tenside

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