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straitness

straitness noun: the state or quality of being strait.

Noun

straitness (usually uncountable, plural straitnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being strait.
  2. (countable, usually) The result or product of being strait.

straitness meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

straitness in Tamil

நெருக்கம்

straitness in Malayalam

straitness, constriction
ഞെരുക്കം ñerukkaṁ
straitness
ഇടുക്കം iṭukkaṁ

Forms of straitness

pluralstraitnesses

Origin of straitness

From strait + -ness.

Questions about straitness

What does straitness mean?
Straitness means the state or quality of being strait.
What is straitness in Tamil?
Straitness in Tamil is நெருக்கம். See Straitness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is straitness?
Straitness is a noun.
What is the plural of straitness?
The plural of straitness is straitnesses.

Words near straitness in the dictionary

  1. straitjacketting
  2. straitlaced
  3. straitlacedly
  4. straitlacedness
  5. straitly
  6. straitness
  7. straitnesses
  8. straits
  9. Straits dollar
  10. Straits dollars
  11. Straits of Florida

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: straitness (page history and authors); straitness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ഇടുക്കം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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