tautness

taut  (tôt)

adj. taut·er, taut·est

1. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight.

2. Strained; tense: nerves taut with anxiety.

3.

a. Kept in trim shape; neat and tidy.

b. Marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail: a taut movie script.

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[Middle English tohte, distended, perhaps ultimately from Old English togian, to drag; see tow¹.]

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tautly adv.

tautness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tautness - the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" tenseness, tensity, tension condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" tonicity, tonus, tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
	2.	tautness - lack of movement or room for movement tightness immovability, immovableness - not capable of being moved or rearranged

Translations

tautness [ˈtɔːtnɪs] N

1. [of rope] → tensión f; [of skin] → tirantez f

2. [of face, expression] → tensión f

3. [of body, muscles] → firmeza f

4. [of writing] → lo compacto

tautness

n (of skin, rope) → Straffheit f; (of muscles) → Strammheit f; (fig, of atmosphere) → Gespanntheit f; (of nerves) → Anspannung f; (of style) → Knappheit f