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tenuity n. 纤细,薄,稀薄,微弱,贫乏 纤细,薄,稀薄,微弱,贫乏 tenuity n 1: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" [synonym: {thinness}, {tenuity}, {slenderness}] [ant: {thickness}] 2: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" [synonym: {rarity}, {tenuity}, {low density}] 3: the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [synonym: {feebleness}, {tenuity}] Tenuity \Te*nu"i*ty\, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F.
t['e]nuit['e]. See {Tenuous}.] 1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the air; the tenuity of the blood. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster] 4. Refinement; delicacy. [1913 Webster]
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