kireä — meaning in English

English meaning

• taut adj Pulled or stretched tight, with no slack.
• tense adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
• tight adj Fitting closely, firmly fixed, or held firmly in place; not loose.
• uptight adj Overly strict, anxious, or rigid about rules and behaviour; unable to relax.

Senses

kireä is used for these senses in English:

• on edge (idiomatic) Tense, nervous; consequently irritable.
• taut (also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
• tense Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
• tense Pulled taut, without any slack.
• tight Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
• uptight (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

taut — full definition

1. adj Pulled or stretched tight, with no slack.
2. adj Firm and toned, without excess softness — describing muscles or a body.
3. adj Tense with anxiety or nervous strain.
4. adj Tightly controlled and free of excess, especially describing writing or plotting.

tense — full definition

1. adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
2. noun The grammatical form of a verb that shows when an action happens (past, present, or future).

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