˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

tenuity

[ tuh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-, te- ]

noun

  1. the state of being tenuous.
  2. thinness of consistency; rarefied condition.


Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tenuity1

1525–35; < Latin ³Ù±ð²Ô³Ü¾±³ÙÄå²õ thinness, equivalent to tenui ( s ) ( tenuis ) + -³ÙÄå²õ -ty 2
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

This tenuity is shown by the fact that stars were seen through the tail “as if the tail did not exist.â€

From

The sublime tenuities of Henry James, like the black music of Michael Artzibashef, are questions largely temperamental.

From

An example of different degrees of purity will be found in washes of water-colours of different tenuity.

From

With this in his hand, the workman carefully traces the outlines of his drawing, which the tenuity of the saw-blade allows the tool to follow into every curve and angle.

From

No better evidence of the tenuity of his connection with business is required than his outbreak in 1920, "I won't have the international bankers write the platform and nominate the candidate at Chicago."

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement