tightness

(noun) a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit. Synonyms: stringency.

(noun) a tight feeling in some part of the body. Synonyms: constriction. Examples: "He felt a constriction in her chest." "She felt an alarming tightness in her chest." "Emotion caused a constriction of his throat."

(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together. Synonyms: concentration, density, denseness, compactness.

(noun) extreme stinginess. Synonyms: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, closeness.

(noun) lack of movement or room for movement. Synonyms: tautness.