First Known Use: 15th century
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tenuity
noun te·nu·ity \te-ˈnü-ə-tē, tə-, -ˈnyü-\
Definition of TENUITY
1
: lack of substance or strength
2
: lack of thickness : slenderness, thinness <the tenuity of poplars — Edith Wharton>
3
: lack of density : rarefied quality or state
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Origin of TENUITY
Middle English tenuite, from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis thin, tenuous
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