The quality or state of being contracted; the degree to which something is reduced, shortened, or limited.
From 'contracted' (drawn together) + '-ness' (quality of). This noun form allows abstract discussion of the physical or metaphorical state of being contracted.
The contractedness of scar tissue is why burn victims sometimes need physical therapy—the tissue literally doesn't want to stretch back to normal!
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