Tightness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

a tight feeling in some part of the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪtnəs/.

Examples

he felt a constriction in her chest
she felt an alarming tightness in her chest
emotion caused a constriction of his throat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compactness meanness parsimoniousness constriction niggardness tautness concentration denseness minginess tightfistedness niggardliness closeness stringency density parsimony

Antonyms

distribution looseness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
noun	a tight feeling in some part of the body “he felt a constriction in her chest”
noun	the spatial property of being crowded together
noun	extreme stinginess
noun	lack of movement or room for movement

Word Forms

tight	adjective	affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
concentrate	verb	draw together or meet in one common center
dense	adjective	hard to pass through because of dense growth
mean	adjective	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
mingy	adjective	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
niggardly	adjective	petty or reluctant in giving or spending
parsimonious	adjective	excessively unwilling to spend
tightfisted	adjective	unwilling to part with money
close	adjective	giving or spending with reluctance
taut	adjective	pulled or drawn tight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dichtheit

ein Zustand, der durch Geldknappheit und Kreditknappheit verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

étanchéité

un état provoqué par la rareté de l'argent et un manque de crédit

🇪🇸Spanish

opresión

un estado ocasionado por la escasez de dinero y la escasez de crédito

🇮🇹Italian

tenuta

uno stato causato dalla scarsità di denaro e dalla carenza di credito

🇳🇱Dutch

strakheid

een staat die wordt veroorzaakt door geldschaarste en een tekort aan krediet

🇵🇹Portuguese

aperto

um estado ocasionado pela escassez de dinheiro e pela escassez de crédito

🇷🇺Russian

герметичность

состояние, вызванное нехваткой денег и нехваткой кредитов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तंगी

धन की कमी और ऋण की कमी से उत्पन्न स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

নিবিড়তা

অর্থের ঘাটতি এবং ঋণের ঘাটতি দ্বারা উদ্ভূত একটি রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுக்கம்

பணப் பற்றாக்குறை மற்றும் கடன் பற்றாக்குறையால் ஏற்படும் ஒரு மாநிலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బిగుతు

డబ్బు కొరత మరియు క్రెడిట్ కొరత కారణంగా ఏర్పడిన రాష్ట్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

घट्टपणा

पैशाची टंचाई आणि कर्जाच्या कमतरतेमुळे उद्भवलेले राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચુસ્તતા

નાણાંની અછત અને ધિરાણની અછતને કારણે રાજ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಗಿತ

ಹಣದ ಕೊರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಲದ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറുക്കം

പണത്തിൻ്റെ ദൗർലഭ്യവും വായ്പാ ദൗർലഭ്യവും നേരിടുന്ന ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੰਗੀ

ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਕਾਰਨ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

جکڑن

پیسے کی کمی اور کریڈٹ کی کمی کی وجہ سے ایک ریاست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

松紧度

因货币稀缺和信贷短缺而造成的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

きつさ

お金の不足と信用の不足によって引き起こされる状態

🇰🇷Korean

견고함

돈이 부족하고 신용이 부족한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự căng cứng

một trạng thái do khan hiếm tiền và thiếu tín dụng

🇹🇭Thai

ความรัดกุม

รัฐที่เกิดจากความขาดแคลนเงินและการขาดแคลนสินเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keketatan

keadaan yang disebabkan oleh kelangkaan uang dan kekurangan kredit

🇵🇭Filipino

higpit

isang estado na sanhi ng kakapusan sa pera at kakulangan sa kredito

🇲🇾Malay

sesak

negeri yang disebabkan oleh kekurangan wang dan kekurangan kredit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضيق

حالة ناجمة عن ندرة المال ونقص الائتمان

🇮🇷Persian

تنگی

وضعیتی که ناشی از کمبود پول و کمبود اعتبار است

🇹🇷Turkish

gerginlik

para kıtlığı ve kredi sıkıntısından kaynaklanan bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲטִימוּת

מדינה הנובעת ממחסור בכסף ומחסור באשראי

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The primary meaning of 'tightness' is 'a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit'.

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