noun
Meaning 1
Thinness, slenderness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tenuosity
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tenuity
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/təˈnjuːɪti/
noun
Meaning 2
Meagreness, paucity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of lacking intensity or substance- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: feebleness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weakness
noun
Meaning 4
a rarified quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the tenuity of the upper atmosphere
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rarity, low density
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: density, denseness
noun
Meaning 5
relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the tenuity of a hair
- the thinness of a rope
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thinness, slenderness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dimension
History
Etymology
From tenu(ous) + -ity, from Latin tenuitas.