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tenuous
What does tenuous mean?
tenuous (adjective): lacking substance or significance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tenuous in a sentence?
- A tenuous argument. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tenuous?
/ˈtɛnjəwəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tenuous come from?
Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tenuous?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tenuous” mean?
honest, frank and straightforward
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passing or disappearing with time
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country-styled or pastoral; rural
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lacking substance or significance
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Which word is closest in meaning to “tenuous”?
slight
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candid
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innate
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clumsy
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