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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