Definition of tenuity
1 : lack of substance or strength
2 : lack of thickness : slenderness, thinness the tenuity of poplars — Edith Wharton
3 : lack of density : rarefied quality or state
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Origin and Etymology of tenuity
Middle English tenuite, from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis thin, tenuous
First Known Use: 15th century
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