tenuis — meaning in English

English meaning

• slender adj Thin and gracefully built.
• thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.

Senses

tenuis is used for these senses in English:

• slender Thin; slim.
• thin Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
• thin Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
• thin Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
• thin Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

slender — full definition

1. adj Thin and gracefully built.
2. adj Small in amount or scarcely sufficient.

thin — full definition

1. adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.
2. adj Having little body fat; slim or lean.
3. adj Runny; of low viscosity.
4. adj Sparse; not densely packed or crowded.
5. adj Weak or unconvincing, said of an argument, excuse, or plot.

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