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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenuious

/tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tenuious
IPA
/tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rare or subtle; tenuous.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tenuious (comparative) most tenuious (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tenuious?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/.
What does tenuious mean?
Rare or subtle; tenuous.
Where does tenuious come from?
From Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous.

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