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102 tenuous\ imaginings
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103 tenuous\ style
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104 tenuous\ voice
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106 tenuous argument
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > tenuous argument
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107 tenuous relationship
хрупкие отношения/непрочные отношения/слабая связьEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > tenuous relationship
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108 tenuous position
angreifbare StellungEnglish-German dictionary of linguistics and dialectology > tenuous position
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109 tenuous atmosphere
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary > tenuous atmosphere
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110 tenuous atmosphere
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111 tenuous gas
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English-Ukrainian dictionary of aviation terms > tenuous atmosphere
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114 a tenuous argument
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115 his poetry is tenuous in thought and feeling
Общая лексика: в его поэзии мало мысли и мало чувстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his poetry is tenuous in thought and feeling
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117 fragile
['frædʒaɪl] [AE -dʒl]1) (delicate) [glass, structure] fragile; [ state] delicatoto feel fragile — (physically) sentirsi debole; (emotionally) essere fragile
* * *(easily broken: a fragile glass vase.) fragile* * *fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/, ( USA) /ˈfrædʒəl/a.1 fragile; delicato: fragile bones, ossa fragili; fragile goods, merci fragili; a fragile alliance, un'alleanza fragile; a fragile ecosystem, un ecosistema fragile (o delicato)2 fragile di salute; delicato; gracile; cagionevole; debolefragilityn. [u]1 fragilità; delicatezza* * *['frædʒaɪl] [AE -dʒl]1) (delicate) [glass, structure] fragile; [ state] delicatoto feel fragile — (physically) sentirsi debole; (emotionally) essere fragile
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118 feeble
1. n книжн. слабость, слабое место, слабина2. n арх. слабый, хилый человек3. n слабая часть клинка4. a незначительный, ничтожный5. a слабый, хилый, немощныйfeeble heart and forceless hand — трусливое сердце и слабая рука;
6. a слабый, непрочный7. a бледный, невыразительныйfeeble work — бледное произведение, слабая работа
8. v арх. ослаблятьСинонимический ряд:1. faint (adj.) dim; faint; muted2. flimsy (adj.) flimsy; insubstantial; tenuous3. ineffective (adj.) feckless; impotent; ineffective; ineffectual; insufficient; meager; poor4. weak (adj.) debilitated; declining; decrepit; delicate; enervated; flimsy; fragile; frail; infirm; insignificant; insubstantial; puny; sickly; tenuous; unsound; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:abundant; active; clear; effective; effectual; firm; forceful; hale; hardy; healthy; hearty; muscular; powerful; robust; solid; strong; valid -
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1. a непрочный; тонкий; хрупкий2. a лёгкий, неосновательный3. a нереальный; иллюзорный; видимый, кажущийся4. a необоснованныйСинонимический ряд:1. feeble (adj.) feeble; tenuous2. flimsy (adj.) ephemeral; ethereal; fanciful; flimsy; gossamer; imaginary; intangible3. immaterial (adj.) asomatous; bodiless; disbodied; discarnate; disembodied; immaterial; incorporeal; metaphysical; nonmaterial; nonphysical; non-physical; spiritual; unbodied; unembodied; unfleshly; unmaterial; unphysical4. unimportant (adj.) inconsequential; inconsiderable; insignificant; minor; modest; negligible; small; trifling; trivial; unimportant5. unstable (adj.) insecure; shaky; tottery; unstable; unsteady; unsure; wobbly6. weak (adj.) decrepit; delicate; feeble; fragile; frail; infirm; puny; slight; tenuous; unsound; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:sturdy; substantial; tangible -
120 shaky
1. a шаткий, нетвёрдый2. a трясущийся, дрожащий; тряский; вибрирующий3. a непрочный, ненадёжный; сомнительный4. a слабый5. a треснувшийСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; problematic; queasy; shady; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; uneasy; unsettled2. inconstant (adj.) inconstant; irresolute; undecided; vacillating3. tenuous (adj.) dubious; faltering; questionable; tentative; tenuous; up in the air4. tremulous (adj.) aquake; aquiver; ashake; ashiver; jittery; quaking; quaky; quivering; quivery; shaking; shivering; shivery; trembling; tremorous; tremulant; tremulous5. unsteady (adj.) frail; insecure; insubstantial; loose; precarious; rachitic; rackety; rattletrap; rickety; tottering; tottery; unsound; unstable; unsteady; unsure; wobbly6. weak (adj.) dickey; flimsy; fluctuant; implausible; improbable; inconceivable; incredible; insecure; rootless; unbelievable; unconvincing; unstable; unsure; wavering; weakАнтонимический ряд:decisive; steady; sturdy
См. также в других словарях:
tenuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very slight or insubstantial: a tenuous distinction. 2) very slender or fine. DERIVATIVES tenuously adverb tenuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin tenuis thin … English terms dictionary
tenuous — [ten′yo͞o əs, ten′yə wəs] adj. [< L tenuis,THIN + OUS] 1. slender or fine, as a fiber 2. rare, as air at high altitudes; not dense 3. not substantial; slight; flimsy [tenuous evidence] tenuously adv. tenuousness n … English World dictionary
Tenuous — Ten u*ous, a. [L. tenuis thin. See {Thin}, and cf. {Tenuis}.] 1. Thin; slender; small; minute. [1913 Webster] 2. Rare; subtile; not dense; said of fluids. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tenuous — I adjective airy, attenuated, delicate, diminutive, fine, flimsy, illusory, inconsequential, infinitesimal, insignificant, little, miniature, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scant, slender, slight, small, thin, tiny, trifling, trivial, unimportant … Law dictionary
tenuous — 1590s, irregularly formed from L. tenuis thin, from PIE root *ten to stretch (Cf. Skt. tanuh thin, lit. stretched out; see TENET (Cf. tenet)) + ous. The correct form with respect to the Latin is TENUIOUS (Cf. tenuious). The sense of having slight … Etymology dictionary
tenuous — *thin, rare, slender, slim, slight Analogous words: ethereal, aerial, *airy Antonyms: dense … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tenuous — [adj] weak, thin aerial, airy, attenuate, attenuated, delicate, doubtful, dubious, ethereal, fine, flimsy, gossamer, insignificant, insubstantial, light, narrow, nebulous, questionable, rare, rarefied, reedy, shaky, sketchy, slender, slight, slim … New thesaurus
tenuous — adjective Etymology: Latin tenuis thin, slight, tenuous more at thin Date: 1597 1. not dense ; rare < a tenuous fluid > 2. not thick ; slender < a tenuous rope > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenuous — ten|u|ous [ˈtenjuəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: tenuis thin, tenuous ] 1.) a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change ▪ For now, the band s travel plans are tenuous. tenuous link/connection etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
tenuous — tenuously, adv. tenuousness, n. /ten yooh euhs/, adj. 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or … Universalium
tenuous — [[t]te̱njuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone s position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very … English dictionary