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I try to be really hippie about things. I'm uptight in all the ways that are really important, but the things my husband and family can benefit from my uptightness, I'm completely lacking.
Amanda Peet

Meaning of "uptightness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPTIGHTNESS

uptightness  [ʌpˈtaɪtnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPTIGHTNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uptightness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UPTIGHTNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uptightness in the English dictionary

The definition of uptightness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being uptight.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPTIGHTNESS


airtightness
ˈɛətaɪtnəs
contriteness
kənˈtraɪtnəs
decrepitness
dɪˈkrɛpɪtnəs
definiteness
ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs
downrightness
ˈdaʊnˌraɪtnəs
eruditeness
ˈerʊdaɪtnəs
explicitness
ɪkˈsplɪsɪtnəs
exquisiteness
ɪkˈskwɪzɪtnəs
finiteness
ˈfaɪnaɪtnəs
inappropriateness
ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪtnəs
indefiniteness
ɪnˈdefɪnɪtnəs
innateness
ɪnˈeɪtnəs
liteness
ˈlaɪtnəs
mediateness
ˈmiːdɪeɪtnəs
oblateness
ɒbˈleɪtnəs
steamtightness
ˈstiːmˌtaɪtnəs
straitness
ˈstreɪtnəs
unpoliteness
ˌʌnpəˈlaɪtnəs
up-to-dateness
ˌʌptəˈdeɪtnəs
watertightness
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪtnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPTIGHTNESS

uptalk
uptear
upter
upthrow
upthrust
upthunder
uptick
uptie
uptight
uptightest
uptilt
uptime
uptitling
uptorn
uptoss
uptown
uptowner
uptrain
uptrend
uptrilled

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPTIGHTNESS

alertness
brightness
business
correctness
expert witness
eyewitness
fitness
greatness
hotness
lightness
physical fitness
political correctness
promptness
robustness
shortness
softness
sweetness
tartness
tightness
wetness
witness

Synonyms and antonyms of uptightness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «uptightness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPTIGHTNESS

Find out the translation of uptightness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uptightness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uptightness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

uptightness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uptightness
570 millions of speakers

English

uptightness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uptightness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

uptightness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

uptightness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

uptightness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

uptightness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

uptightness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketegasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

uptightness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

uptightness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

uptightness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uptightness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uptightness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

uptightness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रखरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uptightness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uptightness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uptightness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

uptightness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scorțoșenie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

uptightness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uptightness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uptightness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uptightness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uptightness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPTIGHTNESS»

The term «uptightness» is used very little and occupies the 181.812 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPTIGHTNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uptightness

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QUOTES WITH «UPTIGHTNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uptightness.
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Amanda Peet
I try to be really hippie about things. I'm uptight in all the ways that are really important, but the things my husband and family can benefit from my uptightness, I'm completely lacking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPTIGHTNESS»

Discover the use of uptightness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uptightness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uptight and in Your Face: Coping with an Anxious Boss, ...
... 54–55 identifying uptightness, 6–9 impact of, uptightness, 9–11 impoverished ego, 31–33 Impoverished-self Hoarder type: description of, 51–53; emphasizes, 53; failure, 63; hidden agendas, 55–56; hypersensitive, 53–55; narcissistic injury,  ...
Nina W. Brown, 2010
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Heal Your Sacred Sexual Self
Uptightness. “Ecstasy. is. freedom.” Osho A: It is safe for me to relax and mellow out now. Everything is happening at just the right time. There is nothing that I need to do, and nowhere to go at this moment. I love relaxing, letting go, and going ...
Adam and Dawnee Loya, 2013
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Late Kant: Towards Another Law of the Earth
But something bteaks up this tidy outcome: a sudden and unexpected outbteak of unlikely uptightness. The last bteak is the sudden bteak-up of the vety attifice of cultute to which the Ceitiques seek to ptovide a secute and lasting foundation.
Peter David Fenves, 2003
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In Search of Wisdom: Faith Formation in the Black Church
Let go of all tension and uptightness. Think relaxation in your legs and arms. • Allow yourself to feel at home in your seat. • Close your eyes as a means of eliminating all visual images. • Slow down your breathing and form peaceful thoughts.
Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, Evelyn L. Parker, 2011
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In the Face of Fear: Buddhist Wisdom for Challenging Times
Everything is based on our own uptightness. We could blame the organization; we could blame the government; we could blame the police force; we could blame the weather; we could blame the food; we could blame the highways; we could ...
Barry Boyce, 2009
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Transformation Part I &II: A compilation of spiritual ...
The real cause of disease is “uptightness and fear.” Think of the root word disEASE or uptightness. When you allow yourself to become uptight, you shut down the body's natural healing process of Love and Compassion, separating you from ...
Donald C. Gates, II, 2014
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Something Sensational
and of uptightness on the part of the singers (uptightness about the international billing they had to live up to?). The singers by the way did not include Bostridge, who had had to cancel because of illness. And then there was the problem of ...
William Guy, 2008
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Sourcebook of Interactive Practice Exercises in Mental Health
Uptight and unable to relax a. How uptight and unable to relax are you? b. How did this uptightness and inability to relax develop? c. How much are this uptightness and inability to relax affecting your work performance? i. A great deal ______ ...
Luciano L'Abate, 2011
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Entheogens and the Future of Religion
We are now at thecresting of thehistorical wave ofthis kind of uptightness, uptightness that stretches back millennia. Ihopewe have come totheendof this phase. Whether you buy intomyown peculiar, apocalyptarian transformative vision ...
Robert Forte, 2012
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The Long Program: Skating Toward Life's Victories
My dad's temper and uptightness around his daughters and my mom's uptightness around my dad — these were all stresses that weighed on me. We were not an unhappy family, but we weren't the world's most stable one either. So while I ...
Peggy Fleming, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPTIGHTNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uptightness is used in the context of the following news items.
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​Brit-ish Gala L'Astral, Montreal QC, July 23
There was no staunch British uptightness, no awkward pauses and little of the extreme absurdity we tend to equate with comedians of the United Kingdom. «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
2
Tickets Selling Fast for Gavers Annual Barndance
There's no uptightness,” Ponstein said. “People can come in comfortable clothes. Come at 5 p.m. and stay until midnight. It's like a reunion. Whether you're from ... «Woodstock Independent, Jul 15»
3
'Hot Pursuit' is a flaming wreck
... to grind it into everyone's face as often as possible: they're vastly different body types, Cooper's uptightness and implied masculinity and Riva's materialism. «Your Houston News, May 15»
4
How Tatiana Maslany Tripled Down on Playing a Clone on Orphan …
But she's not just playing them, she's playing one character playing another character—Alison's uptightness bleeds into Sarah's wildness, and Sarah's anger ... «Vanity Fair, Apr 15»
5
College kids can't take a joke
But Rock detects a new uptightness in today's campus audiences. He blames a social culture that has taken hypersensitivity overboard as we try to protect kids ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
6
The New Ethnic Media
They are fundamentally oppositional: to the mainstream media; to political correctness; to godlessness but also a very particular formulation of uptightness. «The Awl, Sep 14»
7
'Colossal onion' a big hit with local baseball fans
#“Gosh, I was nervous,” he said. #But his actions didn't reveal that uptightness, as he waved to people, slapped high-fives with kids and exhorted the ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jun 14»
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The Cat Café Is Here
This sort of hygienic uptightness is part of what's wrong with America, you might say. 5E5A9713-290.jpg. The nice people of Purina, however, want to change all ... «New Yorker, Apr 14»
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Proud will leave you laughing
Craig Erickson is a wonderfully dry, authoritative straight man as Cary. And Andrew Wheeler is fantastic as the PM, leaning so far into Harper's uptightness it's ... «Straight.com, Apr 14»
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The Top 10 Worst Kinds of Roommates
... intense study session every once and a while. In those cases, it's okay to ask the roommates to keep it down. What's not okay is a chronic case up uptightness. «Onward State, Feb 14»

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