tenuous

Signification (Anglais)

1. Thin in substance or consistency.
2. Insubstantial.
3. Precarious, dependent upon unreliable things.

Concepts

ténu

faible

fragile

mince

précaire

Synonymes

thin

flimsy

slight

fragile

fine

sparse

dilute

wispy

diffuse

small

few

🤏

sleazy

delicate

rarefied

less

lightweight

little

meager

nice

rangy

rare

refined

sheer

slender

slim

slimsy

subtile

subtle

svelte

tactful

ticklish

tiny

trifling

washy

waspish

young

adynamic

gossamery

cheap

tenuis

dainty

debilitated

diluted

exquisite

faint

feeble

filmy

forceless

frugal

gentle

Traductions

tenue

tenue

tênue

tènue

fino

hafif

hafiflik

dun

schwach

zirav

αραιός

tenik

dünn

onbeduidend

ince

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous. Compare tenuious.