tenue

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tenue

[ˈt̪enwe]

Rhymes with e.nwe

Where it comes from

Del latín tenuis, a su vez del indoeuropeo *ténh₂us ('delgado'). Compárese el sánscrito तनु (tanú, 'delgado').

adjective tenues · tenuísimo

De poca o suave intensidad, fuerza, sustancia o consistencia.
De poco valor, impacto o importancia.
En la comunicación a través de la lengua, se dice del estilo o expresión directos y natural, sin excesivo adorno, artificio o verbosidad.
Similar: llano, sencillo

In English

tenuous thin in substance or consistency
soft of a sound
faint lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible
muffled stifled or covered up

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"tenue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/tenue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"tenue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/tenue.

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@misc{tenue_2026,
  title = {tenue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/tenue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}