How do you pronounce tenuous?

tenuous is pronounced as /ˈtɛn.ju.əs/.

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🕸️tenuous (téniouès)

adjective

/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/

faible / mince (faible / mince)

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Signification

Very weak, thin, or slight; lacking a strong basis.

Traduction de la signification

Très faible, mince ou léger; manquant d'une base solide.

Phrases d'exemple

The evidence against him is quite tenuous.

La preuve contre lui est assez faible.

Synonymes

weak, fragile, thin, slight, insubstantial

Antonymes

strong, solid, firm

Collocations

tenuous link, tenuous argument, tenuous relationship, tenuous connection

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