tenuis
9.0
Very thin and delicate in form, like a fine thread
- adjective
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delgado
- She admired the tenuis threads woven into the delicate fabric.
Examples
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A tenuis layer of mist covered the lake in the early morning.
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She wore a tenuis dress that flowed elegantly.
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The artist used a tenuis brush to paint the fine details of the portrait.
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The tenuis leaves of the plant are very fragile.
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The artist used a tenuis brush to paint the fine details of the portrait.
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A tenuis layer of mist covered the lake in the early morning.
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She admired the tenuis threads woven into the delicate fabric.
Synonyms
paper-thin
vstenuis
8
3.9
Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper
is about general thinness or delicacy not only extreme cases
tenuous
vstenuis
4
8.0
Very thin and weak, like a light mist
focuses mainly on physical thinness and delicate texture
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
tenuis positive
Etymology
Tenuis comes from the Latin tenuis, meaning 'thin' or 'slender', and it shares the same root as English tenuous. So tenuis describes something thin or delicate, like a fine thread or a light layer of mist.