Associations to the word «Tenuous»

Wiktionary

TENUOUS, adjective. Thin in substance or consistency.
TENUOUS, adjective. Insubstantial

Dictionary definition

TENUOUS, adjective. Having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid".
TENUOUS, adjective. Very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread".
TENUOUS, adjective. Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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