tensity

English

Etymology

From Latin tensus ‘tense’ + -ity. Compare intensity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnsɪti/

Noun

tensity (usually uncountable, plural tensities)

1. The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.
   • 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 994:

     That broke the tensity of the children's interest, and they ran back into the house