Definition of tenuity

competent Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable Petersons.com

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< tenuis

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te·nu·i·ty    (t-n-t, -ny-) KEY  

NOUN:

The quality or condition of being tenuous; lack of thickness, density, or substance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English tenuite, from Old French, from Latin tenuits, thinness, from tenuis, thin ; see tenuous

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