tenuous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛn.ju.əs/

Adjective

tenuous

1. Thin in substance or consistency.

   Synonyms: delicate, gossamer, Thesaurus:fragile

   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.

2. Insubstantial.

   Synonyms: ethereal, Thesaurus:insubstantial

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

   • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]

     Picking up eight years after The Dark Knight left off, the film finds Gotham enjoying a tenuous peace based on Harvey Dent’s moral ideals rather than the ugly truth of his demise.

Translations

• French: ténu
• German: ^{(please verify)} nicht stichhaltig , dünn, prekär, heikel, dürftig, fein, zart, schlank, klein, spärlich, unsicher, verdünnt
• Portuguese: ténue (Portugal), tênue (Brazil)
• Russian: то́нкий
• Spanish: tenue

Translations

• German: schwach, dürftig, nicht stichhaltig, unwesentlich, unbedeutend, angreifbar
• Russian: несуще́ственный

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