Masculine
tenue
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) soft (in colour/color)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) feeble (voice)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) faint (sunlight)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, masculine) slight, slender (hopes etc.)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
tè‧nu‧e, tè‧nue
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɛ.nu.e/
Etymology
From Latin tenuis.
tenue
tendre
tênue
λεπτό έντερο
feble
zwak słaby
jelito cienkie
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