tenuity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
    thinness; slenderness.
    • the tenuity of a hair
    • the thinness of a rope
  2. noun a rarified quality
    low density; rarity.
    • the tenuity of the upper atmosphere
  3. noun the quality of lacking intensity or substance
    feebleness.
    • a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

WordNet

Te*nu"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F. ténuité. See Tenuous.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair.
  2. Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the air; the tenuity of the blood. Bacon.
  3. Poverty; indigence. Obs. Eikon Basilike.
  4. Refinement; delicacy.

Webster 1913