Meaning
- (adjective) Thin in substance or consistency. “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.”
- (adjective) Insubstantial. “His argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.”
Letter breakdown
- Tenuous contains 7 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 7.
Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with TEN
- ten
- tenability
- tenable
- tenacious
- tenaciously
- tenacity
- tenancies
- tenancy
- tenant
- tenanted
- tenanting
- tenants
- tend
- tended
- tendencies
- tendency
- tendentious
- tendentiously
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Reader questions
What does Tenuous mean?
Thin in substance or consistency.
How many letters are in Tenuous?
Tenuous has 7 letters.
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