teˈn(y)üəd.ē, tə̇ˈn-, -üətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin tenuitat-, tenuitas, from tenuis thin, slight + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : lack of substance : meagerness , poverty
as far as the tenuity of my understanding would hold out — Laurence Sterne
2. : lack of thickness : slenderness , thinness
the tenuity of a hair
3. : lack of density : rarefied quality or state : rarity
in studying the upper atmospheric region it is helpful to bear in mind its high tenuity — S.K.Mitra
4. : lack of intensity or vigor : faintness , feebleness
speak with a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice — Nathaniel Hawthorne