tenuities

Variant of tenuity

noun pl. tenuities

the quality or state of being tenuous; specif.,
  1. thinness; slenderness; fineness
  2. lack of substance; rarity, as of air
  3. faintness, as of light or voice
  4. meagerness; slightness

Origin: MFr tenuité < L tenuitas

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