tautness
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/ˈtɔːtnəs/
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/ˈtɔːtnəs/
When something is pulled tight and not loose.
The tightrope walker's rope had a lot of tautness, making it difficult to balance.
When writing is clear and doesn't have any extra words.
The author's tautness in writing made the story easy to follow.