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tenuity

[ tuh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-, te- ]

noun

  1. the state of being tenuous.
  2. thinness of consistency; rarefied condition.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tenuity1

1525–35; < Latin ٱԳܾ thinness, equivalent to tenui ( s ) ( tenuis ) + - -ty 2
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That they should be completely transparent through such enormous dimensions shows their extreme tenuity.

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The sublime tenuities of Henry James, like the black music of Michael Artzibashef, are questions largely temperamental.

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An example of different degrees of purity will be found in washes of water-colours of different tenuity.

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With this in his hand, the workman carefully traces the outlines of his drawing, which the tenuity of the saw-blade allows the tool to follow into every curve and angle.

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No better evidence of the tenuity of his connection with business is required than his outbreak in 1920, "I won't have the international bankers write the platform and nominate the candidate at Chicago."

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