different between tenuous vs tenuousness
tenuous
English
Etymology
Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) +? -ous. Compare tenuious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?n.ju.?s/
- Rhymes: -?nju?s
Adjective
tenuous (comparative more tenuous, superlative most tenuous)
- Thin in substance or consistency.
- Synonyms: delicate, gossamer; see also Thesaurus:fragile
- Insubstantial.
- Synonyms: ethereal; see also Thesaurus:insubstantial
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]
- Picking up eight years after The Dark Knight left off, the film finds Gotham enjoying a tenuous peace based on Harvey Dent’s moral ideals rather than the ugly truth of his demise.
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tenuousness
English
Etymology
tenuous +? -ness
Noun
tenuousness (uncountable)
- the quality of being tenuous
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