tenuity
AmericanEtymology
Origin of tenuity
1525–35; < Latin tenuitās thinness, equivalent to tenui ( s ) ( tenuis ) + -tās -ty 2
Example Sentences
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That they should be completely transparent through such enormous dimensions shows their extreme tenuity.
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The sublime tenuities of Henry James, like the black music of Michael Artzibashef, are questions largely temperamental.
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An example of different degrees of purity will be found in washes of water-colours of different tenuity.
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With this in his hand, the workman carefully traces the outlines of his drawing, which the tenuity of the saw-blade allows the tool to follow into every curve and angle.
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The natives, as a rule, estimate the value and symmetry of this stone by the brilliancy and tenuity of the beam which it emits, and the clear olive-coloured ground upon which it shines in relief.
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