tight vs tightness

tightness vs tight

tight is not a noun while tightness is a noun.

tight is an adjective but tightness is not an adjective.

tight is an adverb but tightness is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tight	No	Yes	No	Yes
tightness	Yes	No	No	No

tight (noun)	tightness (noun)
	lack of movement or room for movement
	extreme stinginess
	the spatial property of being crowded together
	a tight feeling in some part of the body
	a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

tight (adjective)	tightness (adjective)
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
of such close construction as to be impermeable
pressed tightly together
packed closely together
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
of textiles
very drunk
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
pulled or drawn tight

tight (adverb)	tightness (adverb)
firmly or closely
in an attentive manner

Difference between tight and tightness

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