Meaning & use
Tenuity
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The quality of being thin, slight, or flimsy; lack of substance or density.
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The tenuity of the evidence made the case difficult to prosecute.
At high altitude, the tenuity of the air makes breathing harder.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'tenuis,' meaning 'thin,' the same root that gives us 'tenuous.'
Words with a similar meaning
thinnessslightness
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Words with an opposite meaning
densitysubstance
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