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tenuity

DEFINITIONS OF: tenuity

1

n relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

“the tenuity of a hair”
Synonyms:
slenderness, thinness
Antonyms:
thickness
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
Type of:
dimension
the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

n the quality of lacking intensity or substance

“"a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne”
Synonyms:
feebleness
Type of:
weakness
the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

n a rarified quality

“the tenuity of the upper atmosphere”
Synonyms:
low density, rarity
Type of:
denseness, density
the amount per unit size
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