Definition of "tautness" [tautness]

• The property of being taut (noun)

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• "There were marks of fatigue on his face, and that kind of tautness shown by a man driven to the edge of endurance, perhaps beyond."
• "The steaming water took some of the tautness out of her muscles, and after she poured shampoo on her hair, she massaged her scalp with deep pressure from her fingertips."
• "This studio recording with the same cast and orchestra had been made immediately beforehand, and the dramatic tautness that was such a feature of the live event comes across vividly on disc."