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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)

  1. Thin in substance or consistency.
    Synonyms: delicate, gossamer; see also Thesaurus:fragile
  2. 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)

  1. the quality of being tenuous

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