Definition of TENUITY

tenuity

Plural: tenuities

Noun

  • Lack of substance, strength, or density; thinness.
  • relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
    • "the tenuity of a hair"
  • a rarified quality
    • "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
  • the quality of lacking intensity or substance; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"
  • Thinness, slenderness.
  • Meagreness, paucity.

Examples

  • The tenuity of his scoring strategy often left him trailing in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From tenu(ous) + -ity, from Latin tenuitas.

Synonyms

feebleness, low density, rarity, slenderness, thinness

Antonyms

thickness

Scrabble Score: 10

tenuity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tenuity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tenuity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

tenuity: valid Words With Friends Word