tenuous

Meaning

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

Synonyms

thin
B2
flimsy
23k
slight
B2
fragile
C1
fine
A1
sparse
35k
dilute
38k
wispy
diffuse
27k
small
A1
few
A1
🤏
sleazy
C2
delicate
B2
rarefied
less
A2
lightweight
C2
little
A1
meager
27k
nice
A1
rangy
rare
B1
refined
C2
sheer
C1
slender
C2
slim
C1
slimsy
subtile
subtle
C1
svelte
tactful
30k
ticklish
20k
tiny
B1
trifling
31k
washy
waspish
young
A1
adynamic
gossamery
cheap
B1
tenuis
dainty
23k
debilitated
diluted
31k
exquisite
C1
faint
B2
feeble
C2
filmy
forceless
frugal
32k
gentle
B2
Translations

ténu
tenue
tenue
tênue
tènue
fino
onbeduidend

αραιός

tenik

zirav
schwach
dun
faible
dünn
hafif
Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/
Etymology

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

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