tenuity

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/təˈnjuːɪti/

noun

Thinness, slenderness.

Similar
tenuositythinnessslendernessraritylow densityfeebleness
OriginLatin tenuitas →
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Meanings

nountenuity (usually uncountable, plural tenuities)

plural tenuities

  1. uncountableusuallyThinness, slenderness.

    Synonyms: tenuosity

  2. uncountableusuallyMeagreness, paucity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThinness, slenderness.

Similar
tenuosity

More synonyms by meaning

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

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thinnessslenderness
Broader
dimension

nouna rarified quality

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raritylow density
Broader
densitydenseness

nounthe quality of lacking intensity or substance

Similar
feebleness
Broader
weakness
Also see
feeblenessrarityslendernesstenuositythinness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintenuitas
  2. Englishtenuity

From tenu(ous) + -ity, from Latin tenuitas.

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APA

tenuity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenuity

MLA

“tenuity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenuity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenuity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenuity.

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