definition of
tenuity

[1] #1 tenuity n. [thinness, slenderness] relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope". wn

[2] #2 tenuity n. [rarity, low density] a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere". wn

[3] #3 tenuity n. [feebleness] the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne. wn