"tenuity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /təˈnjuːɪti/ Forms: tenuities [plural]
Etymology: From tenu(ous) + -ity, from Latin tenuitas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tenuous|ity|alt1=tenu(ous)}} tenu(ous) + -ity, {{der|en|la|tenuitas}} Latin tenuitas Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} tenuity (usually uncountable, plural tenuities)
  1. Thinness, slenderness. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: tenuosity
    Sense id: en-tenuity-en-noun-YyzPU8ho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. Meagreness, paucity. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-tenuity-en-noun-ZhKII9Ab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tenuities Related terms: attenuate, extenuate, tenuous

Inflected forms

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