tenuity

noun te·nu·ity \te-ˈnü-ə-tē, tə-, -ˈnyü-\

Definition of TENUITY

: lack of substance or strength

: lack of thickness : slenderness, thinness <the tenuity of poplars — Edith Wharton>

: lack of density : rarefied quality or state

Middle English tenuite, from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis thin, tenuous

First Known Use: 15th century

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