tenuities

Variant of tenuity

tenuity definition

te·nu·ity (tə no̵̅o̅′ə tē, -nyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun pl. tenuities -·ties

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

Etymology: MFr tenuité < L tenuitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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