Definitions

tenuity

[tuh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-, te-] / təˈnu ɪ ti, -ˈnyu-, tɛ- /

NOUN

delicacy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elegance fragility lightness subtlety tenderness

STRONG

airiness debility exquisiteness frailness frailty infirmity slenderness smoothness softness translucency transparency weakness

WEAK

diaphaneity etherealness gossameriness

Antonyms

STRONG

strength

WEAK

coarseness heaviness indelicacy inelegance robustness roughness

NOUN

thinness

Synonyms

STRONG

delicacy emaciation fineness gauntness inadequacy meagerness rarity scantiness shallowness slimness spareness sparseness

WEAK

incompactness subtilization subtilty

Antonyms

WEAK

avoirdupois fatness solidity thickness

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Tenuity, te-nū′i-ti, n. thinness: smallness of diameter: slenderness: rarity.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

This I suppose from the Tenuity of the Air on the top of the Mountain Tenera, where 'tis said none can inhabit on that account.

From A Voyage to Cacklogallinia With a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of That Country by Brunt, Captain Samuel

tenuity

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