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tenue.

tenuous, thin, weak

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtenwe/[ˈt̪e.nwe]

  1. tenuous, thin, weak

    feminine · masculine

  2. faint, dim, wispy, soft, subdued, pale

    feminine · masculine
    Vio una luz tenue en la distancia.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten-der.? Proto-Indo-European *tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us Proto-Italic *tən(a)us Latin tenuislbor. Spanish tenue Learned borrowing from Latin tenuis. Cognate with English tenuous.

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