tensity

noun

ten·​si·​ty ˈten(t)-sə-tē 

plural tensities

: the quality or state of being tense : tenseness

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin tensitāt-, tensitās, from Latin tensus tense entry 1 + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

circa 1658, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tensity

• density
• immensity
• intensity
• propensity