TENUITY


Meaning of TENUITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ te-ˈnü-ə-tē, tə-, -ˈnyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English tenuite, from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis thin, tenuous

Date: 15th century

1. : lack of substance or strength

2. : lack of thickness : slenderness , thinness

the tenuity of poplars — Edith Wharton

3. : lack of density : rarefied quality or state

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.