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Meaning of tenuity

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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" [syn: {thinness}, {tenuity}, {slenderness}]
           [ant: {thickness}]
      2: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
         [syn: {rarity}, {tenuity}, {low density}]
      3: the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet
         sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn:
         {feebleness}, {tenuity}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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