tenuous 音标拼音: [t'ɛnjəwəs]
a . 稀薄的,微细的,纤细的,脆弱的
稀薄的,微细的,纤细的,脆弱的
tenuous adj 1 :
having thin consistency ; "
a tenuous fluid "
2 :
very thin in gauge or diameter ; "
a tenuous thread "
3 :
lacking substance or significance ; "
slight evidence "; "
a tenuous argument "; "
a thin plot ";
a fragile claim to fame "
[
synonym : {
flimsy }, {
fragile }, {
slight }, {
tenuous }, {
thin }]
Tenuous \
Ten "
u *
ous \,
a . [
L .
tenuis thin .
See {
Thin },
and cf .
{
Tenuis }.]
1 .
Thin ;
slender ;
small ;
minute .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Rare ;
subtile ;
not dense ; --
said of fluids .
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1913 Webster ]
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1913 Webster ]
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tenuous ":
adulterated ,
aerial ,
air -
built ,
airy ,
aloof ,
atomic ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
boyish ,
broken ,
chimerical ,
cloud -
built ,
corpuscular ,
cut ,
dainty ,
delicate ,
detached ,
diaphanous ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
disconnected ,
discontinuous ,
discrete ,
doubtful ,
dreamlike ,
dubious ,
embryonic ,
ethereal ,
evanescent ,
fanciful ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
feeble ,
fine ,
fine -
drawn ,
finespun ,
flimsy ,
fragile ,
frail ,
gapped ,
gaseous ,
gauzy ,
germinal ,
girlish ,
gossamer ,
gossamery ,
gracile ,
granular ,
hazy ,
illusory ,
imaginary ,
impalpable ,
imperceptible ,
imponderable ,
inappreciable ,
incoherent ,
inconsistent ,
indiscernible ,
infinitesimal ,
insignificant ,
insubstantial ,
intangible ,
invisible ,
lacy ,
light ,
microcosmic ,
microscopic ,
misty ,
molecular ,
nebulous ,
negligible ,
nonadherent ,
nonadhesive ,
noncoherent ,
noncohesive ,
open ,
paltry ,
papery ,
phantomlike ,
rare ,
rarefied ,
reedy ,
shadowy ,
shaky ,
sketchy ,
slender ,
slenderish ,
slight ,
slight -
made ,
slim ,
slimmish ,
slinky ,
small ,
spirituous ,
subatomic ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
svelte ,
sylphlike ,
thin ,
thin -
bodied ,
thin -
set ,
thin -
spun ,
thinned ,
thinned -
out ,
thinnish ,
threadlike ,
trifling ,
twiggy ,
ultramicroscopic ,
unadhesive ,
uncoherent ,
uncohesive ,
uncompact ,
uncompressed ,
unconnected ,
unjoined ,
unreal ,
unseeable ,
unsubstantial ,
untenacious ,
vague ,
vaporous ,
wasp -
waisted ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
willowy ,
windy ,
wiredrawn ,
wispy
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TENUOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Something tenuous has been stretched thin and might break at any time A person with a tenuous hold on his sanity should be watched carefully If a business is only tenuously surviving, it will probably go bankrupt in the next recession
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TENUOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary TENUOUS definition: 1 A tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist: 2 thin, weak… Learn more
TENUOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position
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Tenuous - definition of tenuous by The Free Dictionary 1 insignificant or flimsy: a tenuous argument 2 slim, fine, or delicate: a tenuous thread 3 diluted or rarefied in consistency or density: a tenuous fluid
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Tenuous Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Tenuous definition: Long and thin; slender
Tenuous Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary TENUOUS meaning: 1 : not certain, definite, or strong flimsy, weak, or uncertain; 2 : very thin
tenuous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective tenuous (comparative more tenuous, superlative most tenuous) Thin in substance or consistency