| NOUN | attribute | tenuity, thinness, slenderness | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
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| attribute | tenuity, rarity, low density | a rarified quality | |
| attribute | tenuity, feebleness | the quality of lacking intensity or substance |
| Meaning | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width. | |
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| Example | "the tenuity of a hair" | |
| Synonyms | thinness, slenderness | |
| Broader | dimension | The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) |
| Opposite | thickness | The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
| Spanish | delgadez, tenuidad | |
| Catalan | primària | |
| Adjectives | tenuous | very thin in gauge or diameter |
| Meaning | A rarified quality. | |
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| Example | "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" | |
| Synonyms | rarity, low density | |
| Broader | density, denseness | The amount per unit size |
| Spanish | baja densidad, raridad, tenuidad | |
| Adjectives | tenuous | having thin consistency |
| Meaning | The quality of lacking intensity or substance. | |
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| Example | "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
| Synonym | feebleness | |
| Broader | weakness | The property of lacking physical or mental strength |
| Spanish | tenuidad | |
| Adjectives | tenuous | lacking substance or significance |
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