Taut Definition

tôt
tautest, tauter
adjective
tautest, tauter
Tightly stretched.
Webster's New World
Pulled or drawn tight; not slack.
American Heritage
Flexed or not loose.
Taut muscles.
American Heritage
Showing strain; tense.
A taut smile.
Webster's New World
Trim, orderly, and characterized by strict enforcement of discipline.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
prefix
Alternative form of tauto-.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Taut

Adjective

Base Form:
taut
Comparative:
tauter
Superlative:
tautest

Origin of Taut

  • Middle English tohte distended perhaps ultimately from Old English togian to drag tow1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English, past participle of tow

    From Wiktionary

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