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tenue.

soft (in colour/color)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɛ.nu.e//ˈtɛ.nwe/
  1. soft (in colour/color)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    rosso tenue
  2. feeble (voice)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  3. faint (sunlight)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    una tenue luce
  4. slight, slender (hopes etc.)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · figuratively · masculine
    un tenue desiderio
Where this word comes from

From Latin tenuis.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.