[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tautness
     n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it
          places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel
          the tenseness of her body" syn: tension, tensity, tenseness
     2: lack of movement or room for movement syn: tightness
        ant: looseness
see also:
tension tensity tenseness tightness looseness 

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Tautness, definition of term: Tautness
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