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TENUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking substance or significance
Example:
a fragile claim to fame
Synonyms:
flimsy; fragile; slight; tenuous; thin
Classified under:
Similar:
insignificant; unimportant (devoid of importance, meaning, or force)
Derivation:
tenuity (the quality of lacking intensity or substance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Very thin in gauge or diameter
Example:
a tenuous thread
Classified under:
Similar:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
Derivation:
tenuity (relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having thin consistency
Example:
a tenuous fluid
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
thin (relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous)
Derivation:
tenuity (a rarified quality)
