tenuous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin tenuis, thin, slight + Eng. suffix -ous

[edit] Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /"tEnju@s/

[edit] Adjective

tenuous (comparative more tenuous, superlative most tenuous)

1. Thin in substance or consistency.

   The aether was thought to be of tenuous strands.

2. Lacking importance.

   His argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: hatara, puutteellinen
• French: ténu
• German: nicht stichhaltig