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- [ten-yoo-uh s]
- /ˈtɛn yu əs/
- /ˈten.ju.əs/
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- [ten-yoo-uh s]
- /ˈtɛn yu əs/
Definitions of tenuous word
- adjective tenuous lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 2
- adjective tenuous thin or slender in form, as a thread. 1
- adjective tenuous thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 1
- adjective tenuous of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 1
- adjective tenuous lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life. 1
- adjective tenuous thread: fine, thin 1
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Origin of tenuous
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; tenu(ity) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Tenuous
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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tenuous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj tenuous
- airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- fairier — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
adjective tenuous
- attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- attenuated — An attenuated object is unusually long and thin.
- elusive — Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- ethereal — Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
- evanescent — Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Antonyms for tenuous
adj tenuous
- consentient — being in agreement; united in opinion
- law-abiding — obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
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