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Definition of tautness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tautness

noun

/ˈtɔːtnəs/

/ˈtɔːtnəs/

[uncountable]

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the fact of being stretched tightly
- the tautness of the rope
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the quality of being written with tight control and having no unnecessary parts in it
- the tautness of the narrative

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