tasis means extending the sound of an utterance for the pleasure of saying or hearing it. It carries an Arena rating of 1662, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tasis ranks #1,006 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,777 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,372 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #5,895 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words.
Why “tasis” is a great word
Tasis is the pleasurable extension or stretching of a sound for the sheer somatic joy of its resonance. Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάσις (tásis, 'stretching, tension, intensity'). Unlike prolongation, which suggests a simple lengthening in time, or tonos, which concerns pitch and accent, tasis is the deliberate, hedonistic stretch of sensation. It is the languid drawl of a Southern vowel, the held, shimmering note of a cello string, or the child savoring the syrupy syllables of a made-up word—a small, deliberate rebellion against the rush of time, finding depth not in what is said, but in how long one dares to let it linger.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάσις (tásis, “stretching, tension, intensity”).
noun
- Extending the sound of an utterance for the pleasure of saying or hearing it.
- A stretching.
Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Words closest in meaning
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- tapinosis 56% match — A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits. vs tasis →
- protension 56% match — A drawing out; extension; stretching; duration. vs tasis →
- stasis 54% match — A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. vs tasis →
- tautophonical 52% match — Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound. vs tasis →
- taqsim 51% match — An improvisation or a solo recital based on a maqam. vs tasis →
- entasia 51% match — tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus vs tasis →
- dasia 50% match — Synonym of rough breathing. vs tasis →
- tenacity 50% match — The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness. vs tasis →