Detective Fermin Archer died from injuries received in a vehicle accident while on duty. Today, we add six members of the world's greatest police department to the Wall of Heroes, said Mayor Bloomberg.
tautness Noun 1 the physical condition of being stretched or strained; it places great tension on the leg muscles; he could feel the tenseness of her body [syn: tension, tensity, tenseness]
pleasantness - the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling. 2. pleasantness - the quality of giving pleasure; he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner; the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day. sweetness. quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare.