tenuityn.

/təˈnjuːɪti/

Etymology: < Latin tenuitās thinness, < tenuis thin: see -ity suffix. So French ténuité (15th cent.).

1. Thinness of form or size; slenderness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [noun]

fineness?1537

slendernessa1538

finesse1551

tenuity1578

gracility1623

gracileness1727

exility1750

attenuity1830

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man iv. f. 46^v The other [muscle]..sustayneth his sinewie tenuitie to the hard tunicle of the eye.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 8 If we consider..the many parts thereof, that either in respect of their tenuity or distance escape the reach of our Senses.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1777 II. 167 [Johnson:] He is not well shaped; for there is not the quick transition from the thickness of the fore-part to the tenuity—the thin part—behind, which a bull-dog ought to have.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. ix. 150 The tenuity of these muscles [in the iris of the eye and the drum of the ear] is astonishing.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 3 Mica..is sufficiently tough to furnish films of extreme tenuity.

1882 Nature 12 Oct. 587/1 Platinum has been rolled into sheets which..reach the surprising tenuity of less than one twenty-five-thousandth of an English inch.

a. Thinness of consistence; dilute or rarified condition; rarity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun]

thinnessc1000

subtilenessa1398

subtletya1398

rareness?a1425

rarity?a1425

subtility?a1425

thinheadc1440

subtilty1494

shireness1495

tenuity1603

exility1626

soluteness1653

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 740 By reason of this tenuitie and continuitie when oile doth froth or fome, it suffereth no winde or spirit to enter in.

1658 R. White tr. K. Digby Late Disc. Cure Wounds (1660) 23 It becomes part of the aire, which in regard of its tenuity is invisible unto us.

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. vi. 39 Precipices..so high as to produce great tenuity of the air.

1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 415 The tenuity and fineness of the mud.

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) i. §27 Air may be expanded to an indefinite degree of tenuity.

b. Faintness (of light); thinness (of voice).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun]

dimnessc825

dimc1430

dunnessc1475

dullness1567

dimmedness1596

faintness1651

filminess1727

opacity1794

tenuity1794

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > thinness

tenuity1832

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xliv. 233 The great distance of the planet Saturn, and the tenuity of it's light.

1832 L. Hunt Sir Ralph Esher I. x. 226 He ran into high tenuities of voice.

1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. II. 10 A shrill, yet sweet, tenuity of voice.

3. figurative. Meagreness; slightness, slenderness, weakness, poverty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun]

waedlec888

wanspeedc893

wanea1100

wandrethc1175

miseasea1200

povertya1225

lowness?c1225

needc1225

orcostc1225

poorness?a1300

unwealtha1300

defaultc1300

porailc1325

straitnessa1340

poorhead1340

mischiefa1375

miseasetya1382

needinessa1382

misterc1385

indigencec1386

scarcitya1387

noughtc1400

scantnessc1400

necessity?1406

penurya1425

povertnessa1434

exilitya1439

wantc1450

scarcenessc1475

needinga1500

povertiesa1500

penurity?a1505

poortith?a1513

debility1525

tenuity1535

leanness1550

lack1555

Needham1577

inopy1581

pinching1587

dispurveyance1590

egency1600

macritude1623

penuriousness1630

indigency1631

needihood1648

necessitousness1650

egestuosity1656

straitened circumstancesa1766

unopulence1796

Queer Street1811

lowliness1834

breadlessness1860

unwealthiness1886

out-of-elbowness1890

secondary poverty1901

Short Street1920

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > state of being limited in amount > scantiness or meagreness

scantnessc1386

parcity1509

tenuity1535

scantiness1567

bareness1580

barrenness1587

exiguity1604

leanness1612

meagreness1622

thinness1623

jejuneness1626

macilencya1631

narrowness1647

straitnessa1704

flimsinessa1763

threadbareness1771

poorness1782

skimpiness1879

threadbarity1892

1535–6 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 42 §1 By reason of the tenuytie of lyvyng.

1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη xvii. 178 The tenuity and contempt of Clergy-men will soon let them see, what a poore carcasse they are, when parted from the influence of that Head, to whose Supremacy they have been sworn.

a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) I. Pref. 14 My tenuity of style and language.

1867 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 I. x. 369 The tenuity of the evidence.

1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 386 Any cause which makes for intellectual tenuity.

4. ‘Simplicity, or plainness. (Obsolete)’, Webster 1864: hence in later dictionaries. Apparently an error.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tenuity
释义	tenuityn. /təˈnjuːɪti/ Etymology: < Latin tenuitās thinness, < tenuis thin: see -ity suffix. So French ténuité (15th cent.). 1. Thinness of form or size; slenderness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [noun] fineness?1537 slendernessa1538 finesse1551 tenuity1578 gracility1623 gracileness1727 exility1750 attenuity1830 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man iv. f. 46^v The other [muscle]..sustayneth his sinewie tenuitie to the hard tunicle of the eye. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 8 If we consider..the many parts thereof, that either in respect of their tenuity or distance escape the reach of our Senses. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1777 II. 167 [Johnson:] He is not well shaped; for there is not the quick transition from the thickness of the fore-part to the tenuity—the thin part—behind, which a bull-dog ought to have. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. ix. 150 The tenuity of these muscles [in the iris of the eye and the drum of the ear] is astonishing. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 3 Mica..is sufficiently tough to furnish films of extreme tenuity. 1882 Nature 12 Oct. 587/1 Platinum has been rolled into sheets which..reach the surprising tenuity of less than one twenty-five-thousandth of an English inch. 2. a. Thinness of consistence; dilute or rarified condition; rarity. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] thinnessc1000 subtilenessa1398 subtletya1398 rareness?a1425 rarity?a1425 subtility?a1425 thinheadc1440 subtilty1494 shireness1495 tenuity1603 exility1626 soluteness1653 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 740 By reason of this tenuitie and continuitie when oile doth froth or fome, it suffereth no winde or spirit to enter in. 1658 R. White tr. K. Digby Late Disc. Cure Wounds (1660) 23 It becomes part of the aire, which in regard of its tenuity is invisible unto us. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. vi. 39 Precipices..so high as to produce great tenuity of the air. 1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 415 The tenuity and fineness of the mud. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) i. §27 Air may be expanded to an indefinite degree of tenuity. b. Faintness (of light); thinness (of voice). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] dimnessc825 dimc1430 dunnessc1475 dullness1567 dimmedness1596 faintness1651 filminess1727 opacity1794 tenuity1794 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > thinness tenuity1832 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xliv. 233 The great distance of the planet Saturn, and the tenuity of it's light. 1832 L. Hunt Sir Ralph Esher I. x. 226 He ran into high tenuities of voice. 1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. II. 10 A shrill, yet sweet, tenuity of voice. 3. figurative. Meagreness; slightness, slenderness, weakness, poverty. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] waedlec888 wanspeedc893 wanea1100 wandrethc1175 miseasea1200 povertya1225 lowness?c1225 needc1225 orcostc1225 poorness?a1300 unwealtha1300 defaultc1300 porailc1325 straitnessa1340 poorhead1340 mischiefa1375 miseasetya1382 needinessa1382 misterc1385 indigencec1386 scarcitya1387 noughtc1400 scantnessc1400 necessity?1406 penurya1425 povertnessa1434 exilitya1439 wantc1450 scarcenessc1475 needinga1500 povertiesa1500 penurity?a1505 poortith?a1513 debility1525 tenuity1535 leanness1550 lack1555 Needham1577 inopy1581 pinching1587 dispurveyance1590 egency1600 macritude1623 penuriousness1630 indigency1631 needihood1648 necessitousness1650 egestuosity1656 straitened circumstancesa1766 unopulence1796 Queer Street1811 lowliness1834 breadlessness1860 unwealthiness1886 out-of-elbowness1890 secondary poverty1901 Short Street1920 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > state of being limited in amount > scantiness or meagreness scantnessc1386 parcity1509 tenuity1535 scantiness1567 bareness1580 barrenness1587 exiguity1604 leanness1612 meagreness1622 thinness1623 jejuneness1626 macilencya1631 narrowness1647 straitnessa1704 flimsinessa1763 threadbareness1771 poorness1782 skimpiness1879 threadbarity1892 1535–6 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 42 §1 By reason of the tenuytie of lyvyng. 1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη xvii. 178 The tenuity and contempt of Clergy-men will soon let them see, what a poore carcasse they are, when parted from the influence of that Head, to whose Supremacy they have been sworn. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) I. Pref. 14 My tenuity of style and language. 1867 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 I. x. 369 The tenuity of the evidence. 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 386 Any cause which makes for intellectual tenuity. 4. ‘Simplicity, or plainness. (Obsolete)’, Webster 1864: hence in later dictionaries. Apparently an error. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1535
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