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PRONUNCIATION OF TENUITY

tenuity  [tɛˈnjʊɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENUITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tenuity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENUITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tenuity in the English dictionary

The first definition of tenuity in the dictionary is the quality or state of being insignificant or flimsy. Other definition of tenuity is the quality or state of being slim, fine, or delicate. Tenuity is also the quality or state of being diluted or rarefied in consistency or density.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENUITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
committee
kəˈmɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
egoity
iːˈɡəʊɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
Haiti
ˈheɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
humanity
hjuːˈmænɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
identity
aɪˈdɛntɪtɪ
kitty
ˈkɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENUITY

tentless
tentlike
tentmaker
tentorial
tentorium
tentwise
tenue
tenues
tenuirostral
tenuis
tenuous
tenuously
tenuousness
tenurable
tenure
tenure track position
tenured
tenurial
tenurially
tenuto

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENUITY

acuity
ambiguity
annuity
antiquity
contiguity
continuity
deferred annuity
discontinuity
disingenuity
equity
fruity
gratuity
immediate annuity
ingenuity
life annuity
overingenuity
private equity
promiscuity
strenuity
ubiquity

Synonyms and antonyms of tenuity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tenuity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENUITY

Find out the translation of tenuity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tenuity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenuity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tenuity
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tenuity
570 millions of speakers

English

tenuity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दरिद्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tenuity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разреженности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenuidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অণিমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ténuité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegilaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tenuity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tenuity
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tenuity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenuity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự mỏng mảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tenuity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौम्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatkın olmama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenuità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tenuity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розрідженості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tenuity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slap nie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tenuity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenuity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenuity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENUITY»

The term «tenuity» is normally little used and occupies the 130.113 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENUITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tenuity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tenuity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenuity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENUITY»

Discover the use of tenuity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenuity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taoism and the Arts of China
The Purple Tenuity Emperor of the North Pole [Star] and Attendants From the Treasured Tranquility Temple (Baoning Si), Youyu county, Shanxi province Ming dynasty, c. 1460 Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk 117 x 60.5 cm Shanxi ...
Shawn Eichman, 2000
2
Early Daoist Scriptures
... when he studied the Dao as a young man. It contains methods of achieving Perfection transmitted orally by the Celestial Thearch of Grand Tenuity and the Celestial Thearch of Upper Perfection from Purple Tenuity, two Celestial Thearchs ...
Stephen R. Bokenkamp, 1997
3
The Taoist Experience: An Anthology
You can ascend to heaven in broad daylight and rise up to Great Tenuity. [1b] In Great Tenuity there are twenty-four energies, intermingled in chaos. Gradually they coagulate into a single energy and begin to transform. After a certain time this ...
Livia Kohn, 1993
4
The London Medical Dictionary: Including, Under Distinct ...
A more certain cause of preternatural tenuity is acrimony. It may certainly be of various kinds, but we can only perceive with clearness the saline acrimony. Yet we have little doubt of this effect being produced by many other substances.
Bartholomew Parr, 1819
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A more c.crtaitt' cause of preternatural tenuity is acrimony. It may certainly be of various kinds, but we can only perceive with clearness the saline acrimony. Yet we have little doubt of this effect being produced by many other substances.
Bartholomew Parr, 1809
6
The London Medical Dictionary, Including Under Distinct ...
A more certain cause of preternatural tenuity is acrimony. It may certainly be of various kinds, but we can only perceive with clearness the saline acrimony. Yet we have little doubt of this effect being produced by many other substances.
Bartholomew Parr, 1809
7
Illustrations of mechanics
It is a remarkable fact, that whatever was the form of the bore of the original tube, the same form is retained in the drawn tube, however great may be its tenuity. 20. Platinum Wire. Wires are used in the arts as fine almost as hairs. There is ...
Henry Moseley, 1839
8
Bishop Gauden the author of Icôn basilikè, further shewn in ...
For the Icon speaks of " the tenuity and contempt of poor clergymen," and Gauden tells us both of " the starving tenuity of the benefice," and of " the poverty and tenuity of ministers, the popular contempt of their person and calling." Tenuity is ...
Henry John Todd, John Gauden (bp. of Worcester.), Christopher Wordsworth, 1829
9
Bishop Gauden the author of Icôn basilikè: further shewn in ...
For the Icon speaks of " the tenuity and contempt of poor clergymen," and Gauden tells us both of " the starving tenuity of the benefice," and of " the poverty and tenuity of ministers, the popular contempt of their person and calling." Tenuity is ...
Henry John Todd, Christopher Wordsworth, 1829
10
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Head-Quarters of the Recruiting Districts show a considerable reduction under muscular tenuity, varicose veins, defective lower extremities and flat feet, marks of treatment, and heart disease. At the regiments and depots there was an increase ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENUITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenuity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vanyaland Premiere: Providence's Forest Fires build an indie rock …
... relationships governing how you convey them, there's a sense of heartfelt tenuity to which any hopeless romantic can relate. The musical emphasis, however, ... «Vanyaland, Jul 15»
2
SEX ON THURSDAY: Irrational Love
Yet to be aware thoughtfully of romanticism's tenuity and to embark on the endeavour still constitutes a political act of will and whimsy, to forsake the logical at ... «Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun, Apr 15»
3
Paramahamsa Tewari's Reactionless AC Synchronous Generator …
“All perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the akasha or luminiferous ether, which is acted upon by ... «Pure Energy Systems News, Apr 15»
4
How Grand Theft Auto Is Like Barbie
When I ordered Style Savvy: Trendsetters, I slipped Etrian Odyssey IV into my cart too, as if the severity of one would excuse the perceived tenuity of the other. «Paste Magazine, Aug 14»
5
Patton Boggs: The Report Of Their Death Was An Exaggeration
And while this is a powerful number where merger acceptances are concerned, in a media-induced position of tenuity, this still leaves some room for translation. «Forbes, Mar 14»
6
On Her Birthday, In Praise of Edith Wharton's Acerbic Pen
... the artificial moral problems of Bourget and developing them with the tenuity of analysis which is what is least satisfactory in James. The stories tended to take ... «The New Republic, Jan 14»
7
What Is Inbound Marketing? Good Question That We'll Answer Now.
Blogging is important, social media access is important and website tenuity is important. Without content, none of those things will happen as successfully as you ... «Business 2 Community, Nov 13»
8
DVD Review: 'Encounters' (BFI release)
Douglas exhibits a knowledge well above his experience at the time as he uses interesting camera and editing techniques to capture the tenuity within such a ... «Cine-Vue, Mar 12»
9
The magnetism of Hinduism
Long ago he recognized that all perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the Akasha or luminiferous ... «Indian Weekender, Mar 10»
10
Thecus N1200 NAS Media Server
And it's with extreme tenuity that I craft, nay, forge a link between this surreal introduction and the product on test. For you see, dear reader, today we're ... «HEXUS, Apr 07»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tenuity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tenuity>. Apr 2024 ».
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