Definition of tenuity in English:

tenuity

noun tɪˈnjuːɪti

mass noun

Lack of solidity or substance; thinness.
the tenuity of the barrier between them
Example sentencesExamples
- To what a degree of tenuity then this silky matter can be reduced that stretches out in threads of which it takes ten thousand to equal the size of one hair!
- Not the least of its peculiarities is the great tenuity of all the bones.
- Another proof of their tenuity is the fact of their not being well seen in telescopes of high magnifying power.
- The exceeding tenuity of the object of our dread was apparent; for all heavenly objects were plainly visible through it.
- The universal ether of science, which exists in extreme tenuity, can be proved to possess some weight.
- They had the tall curve of elms, the tenuity of poplars, the ashen colour of olives under a rainy sky; and they stretched ahead of me for half a mile or more without a break in their arch.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis 'thin'.

Rhymes

acuity, ambiguity, annuity, assiduity, congruity, contiguity, continuity, exiguity, fatuity, fortuity, gratuity, ingenuity, perpetuity, perspicuity, promiscuity, suety, superfluity, vacuity

Definition of tenuity in US English:

tenuity

noun

Lack of solidity or substance; thinness.
the tenuity of the barrier between them
Example sentencesExamples
- They had the tall curve of elms, the tenuity of poplars, the ashen colour of olives under a rainy sky; and they stretched ahead of me for half a mile or more without a break in their arch.
- The exceeding tenuity of the object of our dread was apparent; for all heavenly objects were plainly visible through it.
- To what a degree of tenuity then this silky matter can be reduced that stretches out in threads of which it takes ten thousand to equal the size of one hair!
- Another proof of their tenuity is the fact of their not being well seen in telescopes of high magnifying power.
- Not the least of its peculiarities is the great tenuity of all the bones.
- The universal ether of science, which exists in extreme tenuity, can be proved to possess some weight.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis ‘thin’.

单词	tenuity
释义	Definition of tenuity in English: tenuity noun tɪˈnjuːɪti mass noun Lack of solidity or substance; thinness. the tenuity of the barrier between them Example sentencesExamples To what a degree of tenuity then this silky matter can be reduced that stretches out in threads of which it takes ten thousand to equal the size of one hair! Not the least of its peculiarities is the great tenuity of all the bones. Another proof of their tenuity is the fact of their not being well seen in telescopes of high magnifying power. The exceeding tenuity of the object of our dread was apparent; for all heavenly objects were plainly visible through it. The universal ether of science, which exists in extreme tenuity, can be proved to possess some weight. They had the tall curve of elms, the tenuity of poplars, the ashen colour of olives under a rainy sky; and they stretched ahead of me for half a mile or more without a break in their arch. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis 'thin'. Rhymes acuity, ambiguity, annuity, assiduity, congruity, contiguity, continuity, exiguity, fatuity, fortuity, gratuity, ingenuity, perpetuity, perspicuity, promiscuity, suety, superfluity, vacuity Definition of tenuity in US English: tenuity noun Lack of solidity or substance; thinness. the tenuity of the barrier between them Example sentencesExamples They had the tall curve of elms, the tenuity of poplars, the ashen colour of olives under a rainy sky; and they stretched ahead of me for half a mile or more without a break in their arch. The exceeding tenuity of the object of our dread was apparent; for all heavenly objects were plainly visible through it. To what a degree of tenuity then this silky matter can be reduced that stretches out in threads of which it takes ten thousand to equal the size of one hair! Another proof of their tenuity is the fact of their not being well seen in telescopes of high magnifying power. Not the least of its peculiarities is the great tenuity of all the bones. The universal ether of science, which exists in extreme tenuity, can be proved to possess some weight. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis ‘thin’.
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