tenue

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/tɪˈnjuː/

noun

bearing, carriage, deportment

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Meanings

nountenue (plural tenues)

plural tenues

  1. bearing, carriage, deportment
  2. mode of dress

Origin

From French.

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APA

tenue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenue

MLA

“tenue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenue.

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