Значення

значень: 3
  1. Thin in substance or consistency.

    The aether was thought to be of tenuous strands.

    Far from being amicable, the numbers seemed to turn their backs on each other, and I couldn't find a pair with even the most tenuous connection.

    dünn, prekär, heikel

    то́нкийtónkij, жи́дкийžídkij

    having thin consistency

  2. Insubstantial.

    His argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.

    schwach, dürftig, nicht stichhaltig

    несуще́ственныйnesuščéstvennyj, несуще́ственнаяnesuščéstvennaja, несуще́ственноеnesuščéstvennoje

  3. Precarious, dependent upon unreliable things.

Приклади

речень: 4
  1. Netanyahu's grip on power is tenuous.

  2. Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.

  3. You were trying to draw an extremely tenuous connection between cultures of two cities known for their animosity.

  4. Swadesh's glottochronology was based on the tenuous thesis that all languages have a core vocabulary that undergoes replacement at a constant rate.

Русский
За значеннями 2
thin in substance or consistency:
insubstantial:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
thin in substance or consistency:
insubstantial:

Походження

Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous. Compare tenuious.

Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous. Compare tenuious.

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Форми

more tenuous, most tenuous
Вищий ступіньmore tenuous Урок
Найвищий ступіньmost tenuous Урок

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Синоніми

синонімів: 21

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 8

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