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tenseness

How many syllables in tenseness?

  2 syllables

Divide tenseness into syllables:   tense-ness
Stressed syllable in tenseness:   tense-ness
How to say tenseness:

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Synonyms for tenseness


1 syllable
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      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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