Tenuity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

a rarified quality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɛnjˈuːɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/tɛnjˈuːɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɛnjˈuːɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /tɛnjˈuːɪɾi/.

Examples

the tenuity of a hair
the thinness of a rope
the tenuity of the upper atmosphere

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slenderness thinness feebleness low density rarity

Antonyms

thickness

Parts of Speech

noun	relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width “the tenuity of a hair”
noun	a rarified quality “the tenuity of the upper atmosphere”
noun	the quality of lacking intensity or substance; - Nathaniel Hawthorne “a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice”

Word Forms

thin	adjective	of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
tenuous	adjective	very thin in gauge or diameter
slender	adjective	having little width in proportion to the length or height
rare	adjective	having low density
feeble	adjective	pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zähigkeit

relativ kleine Abmessung durch ein Objekt im Gegensatz zu seiner Länge oder Breite

🇫🇷French

ténuité

dimension relativement petite à travers un objet par opposition à sa longueur ou sa largeur

🇪🇸Spanish

tenuidad

Dimensión relativamente pequeña a través de un objeto en comparación con su largo o ancho.

🇮🇹Italian

tenuità

dimensione relativamente piccola attraverso un oggetto rispetto alla sua lunghezza o larghezza

🇳🇱Dutch

dunheid

relatief kleine afmeting door een object in tegenstelling tot de lengte of breedte ervan

🇵🇹Portuguese

tenuidade

dimensão relativamente pequena através de um objeto em oposição ao seu comprimento ou largura

🇷🇺Russian

тонкость

относительно небольшой размер объекта в отличие от его длины или ширины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरिद्रता

किसी वस्तु के माध्यम से उसकी लंबाई या चौड़ाई के विपरीत अपेक्षाकृत छोटा आयाम

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষীণতা

একটি বস্তুর দৈর্ঘ্য বা প্রস্থের বিপরীতে অপেক্ষাকৃত ছোট মাত্রা

🇮🇳Tamil

குடியுரிமை

ஒரு பொருளின் நீளம் அல்லது அகலத்திற்கு மாறாக அதன் மூலம் ஒப்பீட்டளவில் சிறிய பரிமாணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టెన్యూటీ

ఒక వస్తువు ద్వారా దాని పొడవు లేదా వెడల్పుకు విరుద్ధంగా సాపేక్షంగా చిన్న పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

कमीपणा

एखाद्या वस्तूच्या लांबी किंवा रुंदीच्या विरूद्ध तुलनेने लहान आकारमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાણ

તેની લંબાઈ અથવા પહોળાઈના વિરોધમાં ઑબ્જેક્ટ દ્વારા પ્રમાણમાં નાનું પરિમાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಡುವಳಿ

ಅದರ ಉದ್ದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗಲಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಯಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദാരിദ്ര്യം

ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ നീളം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീതിക്ക് വിപരീതമായി അതിലൂടെയുള്ള താരതമ്യേന ചെറിയ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਨਾਅ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇਸਦੀ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਚੌੜਾਈ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਛੋਟਾ ਆਯਾਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنگی

کسی چیز کے ذریعے نسبتاً چھوٹا طول و عرض اس کی لمبائی یا چوڑائی کے برخلاف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

任期

与物体的长度或宽度相比，物体的尺寸相对较小

🇯🇵Japanese

粘り強さ

オブジェクトの長さや幅に比べて、オブジェクト全体の寸法が比較的小さい

🇰🇷Korean

빈약

길이나 너비에 비해 상대적으로 작은 치수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mỏng manh

kích thước tương đối nhỏ thông qua một vật thể trái ngược với chiều dài hoặc chiều rộng của nó

🇹🇭Thai

ความอ่อนแอ

มิติที่ค่อนข้างเล็กผ่านวัตถุเมื่อเทียบกับความยาวหรือความกว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketipisan

dimensi yang relatif kecil melalui suatu benda dibandingkan dengan panjang atau lebarnya

🇲🇾Malay

ketelitian

dimensi yang agak kecil melalui objek berbanding dengan panjang atau lebarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثبات

بُعد صغير نسبيًا من خلال كائن بدلاً من طوله أو عرضه

🇮🇷Persian

ظرافت

ابعاد نسبتاً کوچکی که در یک شیء وجود دارد بر خلاف طول یا عرض آن

🇹🇷Turkish

incelik

uzunluğuna veya genişliğine kıyasla bir nesnenin nispeten küçük boyutu

🇮🇱Hebrew

קמצנות

מימד קטן יחסית דרך עצם בניגוד לאורכו או לרוחבו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tenuity'?

The primary meaning of 'tenuity' is 'relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width'.

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Using 'tenuity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tenuity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tenuity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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