Tenuis
noun, plural tenues
[ten-yoo-eez] /ˈtɛn yuˌiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
noun (pl) tenues (ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz)
1.
(in the grammar of classical Greek) any of the voiceless stops as represented by kappa, pi, or tau (k, p, t)
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- Tenuity
noun 1. the state of being tenuous. 2. slenderness. 3. thinness of consistency; rarefied condition.
- Tenuous
adjective 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 5. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account […]
- Tenuously
adjective 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 5. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account […]
- Tenuousness
adjective 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 5. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account […]
- Tenure
noun 1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. 2. the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. 3. the period or term of holding something. 4. status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or […]