What is the meaning of tenuity?

Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width.
- usage: "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope"
- synonyms: thinness, slenderness
A rarified quality.
- usage: "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
- synonyms: rarity, low density
The quality of lacking intensity or substance."a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- synonyms: feebleness

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