tenuiousadj.

Etymology: < Latin tenuis thin + -ous suffix (compare lugubrious).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: teˈnuious.

Now rare.

Thin, attenuated.

1. = tenuous adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective]

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fine-spuna1555

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low-profile1906

matchlike1906

slimline1949

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) v. lxiv. sig. Iviij^v/1 The skynne of the vysage is more tenurus [perh. read tenuius; L. alijs tenuior] & thynne.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tenuious, Tenuous,..slender, thin [etc.].

1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. v. 155 A naturall Philosopher, who conceived that all things are generated of tenuious little-bodies.

1698 J. Keill Exam. Theory Earth (1734) 185 Not huge lumps of solid matter, but little tenuious particles or small dust.

2. = tenuous adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective]

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subtlea1398

rarea1400

shirec1400

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solutec1440

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slender1528

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unsolid1611

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etherical1656

airlike1821

wire-drawn1876

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective]

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lighter-than-air1909

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xi. Pref. 412 The aqua vitæ..is of so tenuious a substance that it presently vanisheth into aire.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 241 The Atmosphere would..become in a greater degree tenuious.

1758 J. Walker in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 130 I observed a tenuious blueish vapour rising.

1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) II. 73 These mists are so tenuious.

3. figurative. = tenuous adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial

thin?c1225

lighta1413

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frivolous1549

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airy-fairy1857

facile1857

feeblish1882

popcorn1973

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] > superficial

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superficialc1456

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swimminga1680

outwarda1682

two-dimensional1934

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 148 The tenuious, loose, remisse phantasy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tenuious
释义	tenuiousadj. Etymology: < Latin tenuis thin + -ous suffix (compare lugubrious).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: teˈnuious. Now rare. Thin, attenuated. 1. = tenuous adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] subtlea1382 subtilea1393 subtilec1392 smiltc1400 fine?a1425 thina1425 exile?1440 slender1444 tenuious1495 jimp?a1513 lenye1513 fine-spuna1555 nice1567 spindled1584 gracile1590 snever1640 tenuous1656 slim1657 gracilious1688 gracilent1727 twittery1819 flitterya1834 attenuate1848 spiry1849 low-profile1906 matchlike1906 slimline1949 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) v. lxiv. sig. Iviij^v/1 The skynne of the vysage is more tenurus [perh. read tenuius; L. alijs tenuior] & thynne. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tenuious, Tenuous,..slender, thin [etc.]. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. v. 155 A naturall Philosopher, who conceived that all things are generated of tenuious little-bodies. 1698 J. Keill Exam. Theory Earth (1734) 185 Not huge lumps of solid matter, but little tenuious particles or small dust. 2. = tenuous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] thin849 subtilea1393 airya1398 subtlea1398 rarea1400 shirec1400 finea1425 solutec1440 intenuate1471 slender1528 ethereal1590 tenuous1597 spare1602 unsolid1611 unsolute1612 tenuious1634 etherical1656 airlike1821 wire-drawn1876 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] flittingc1374 aerya1398 bottomlessa1413 hollowa1529 flittering1549 wanzing1571 aerial1581 slight1585 flit1590 windy1593 filmy1594 tenuous1597 unsubstantial1597 yeasty1598 thingless1599 airy1600 spare1602 spongy1603 insubstantial1607 baselessa1616 thina1616 insolid1618 insubstantiate1621 tenuious1634 bubble1635 thin-spun1638 subventaneous1646 unsubstanceda1658 whipped1673 aericala1678 huffy1678 blatherya1693 naughty1696 substanceless1784 vapoury1818 aeriform1827 airified1837 blow-away1858 non-substantial1858 unbased1860 evasive1881 stuffless1896 fabricless1905 lighter-than-air1909 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xi. Pref. 412 The aqua vitæ..is of so tenuious a substance that it presently vanisheth into aire. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 241 The Atmosphere would..become in a greater degree tenuious. 1758 J. Walker in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 130 I observed a tenuious blueish vapour rising. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) II. 73 These mists are so tenuious. 3. figurative. = tenuous adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial thin?c1225 lighta1413 superficiala1425 sleevelessc1450 frivolous1549 frothy1593 windy1593 shallow1594 airy1600 ghostlessa1603 sleazy1648 tenuious1656 wishy-washy1693 gauzy1774 lathery1803 wish-washy1814 tenuousa1817 toy1821 flimsy1827 airy-fairy1857 facile1857 feeblish1882 popcorn1973 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] > superficial thin?c1225 superficialc1456 shallowc1595 superficiary1605 eccentric1633 outside1644 tenuious1656 swimminga1680 outwarda1682 two-dimensional1934 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 148 The tenuious, loose, remisse phantasy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1495
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