taut

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

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

Verb

To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.

Concetti

teso

tirato

ansioso

conciso

Opposto di

untaut, tight, concise, taciturn, unverbose

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

tenso

tendu

tenso

serré

straff

tibant

gespannen

tirante

gespannt

strak

stramm

spannen

tens

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/tɔːt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: taught

Ereditato da inglese medio: tohte

Ereditato da inglese antico: tēon

Affine scozzese: tacht

In summary

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.