taut

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
2. Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
3. Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
4. Experiencing anxiety or stress.
5. Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
6. Strong; uncompromising.

Verb

To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.

Concepts

tendu

serré

raide

anxieux

contracté

raidi

stressé

Synonymes

tense

tight

strained

firm

stern

stretched

stiff

nervous

rigid

serious

snug

straight

stretch

uptight

pull tight

become tight

intensive

set up hard

strain

even

stressed

unpermissive

erect

strict

take-up

tautly

tautness

critical

‼️

tidy

close

tightened

trim

upright

tightly stretched

be stiff

fully spread

taken up slack

resilient

bracing

removed slack

short

skin-tight

taut-

narrow

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tɔːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle English tohte, towehte (“strained, stretched; distended; tight; firm”), probably from tough, touth, touʒth, toʒt (“powerful, strong; fierce, violent; not tender, tough; hardy, resilient; steadfast, stout; difficult to do or endure”) and possibly influenced by togen, towen, past participle of ten (“to extend, stretch out; to drag, haul, pull, tow, tug”) (modern English tee (“(obsolete) to draw, lead; to draw away; to go, proceed”)), or directly from its etymon Old English tēon (“to drag, draw, pull”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”)) The word may be related to thight (“(dialectal) compact, dense; close-fitting, tight”) and tight; and is cognate with Scots tacht, taght (“taut”).
The verb is probably derived from the adjective.