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1 tenuous
['tenjʊəs]* * *tenuous /ˈtɛnjʊəs/a.1 tenue; esile; sottile: a tenuous hope, una tenue speranza; a tenuous distinction, una distinzione sottile● The air is tenuous in the mountains, l'aria in montagna è rarefattatenuously avv.* * *['tenjʊəs] -
2 tenuous tenu·ous adj
['tɛnjʊəs](thread) tenue, (argument) debole -
3 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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4 tenuously
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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