tenuity

 [tuh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-, te-]  

te·nu·i·ty

   [tuh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-, te-]
noun
1.
the state of being tenuous.
2.
slenderness.
3.
thinness of consistency; rarefied condition.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin tenuitās thinness, equivalent to tenui(s) (see tenuis) + -tās -ty2
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tenuous (ˈtɛnjʊəs)
 
—adj
1.  insignificant or flimsy: a tenuous argument
2.  slim, fine, or delicate: a tenuous thread
3.  diluted or rarefied in consistency or density: a tenuous fluid
 
[C16: from Latin tenuis]
 
tenuity
 
—n
 
'tenuousness
 
—n
 
'tenuously
 
—adv

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