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tenuity

/təˈnjuːɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tenu-ity
IPA
/təˈnjuːɪti/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Thinness, slenderness.

Uncountable

noun

Meagreness, paucity.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tenu(ous) + -ity, from Latin tenuitas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenuities (plural)

Derived Forms

tenuities

Frequently Paired Words

attenuate extenuate tenuous

Synonyms

tenuosity feebleness rarity low density thinness slenderness

Questions

How do you pronounce tenuity?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈnjuːɪti/.
What does tenuity mean?
Thinness, slenderness.
Where does tenuity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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