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tenuity

te·nuity

UK/təˈnjuːɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “the tenuity of a hair”
  • “the thinness of a rope”
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2.

the quality of lacking intensity or substance

  • “a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice” Nathaniel Hawthorne
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3.

a rarified quality

  • “the tenuity of the upper atmosphere”
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Origin

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

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