What is the meaning of tenuity?

noun

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