tenuity (n.)

  1. relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; the tenuity of a hair; the thinness of a rope

    [ Syn: thinness , slenderness ]

  2. a rarified quality; the tenuity of the upper atmosphere

    [ Syn: rarity , low density ]

  3. the quality of lacking intensity or substance; a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice- Nathaniel Hawthorne

    [ Syn: feebleness ]

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