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Tenseness

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

Françaistension
DeutschGespanntheit
日本語張り
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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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