tenuous

ten·u·ous  (tny-s)

adj.

1. Long and thin; slender: tenuous strands.

2. Having a thin consistency; dilute.

3. Having little substance; flimsy: a tenuous argument.

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[Latin tenuis; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tenu·ous·ly adv.

tenu·ous·ness n.

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tenuous [ˈtɛnjʊəs]

adj

1. insignificant or flimsy a tenuous argument

2. slim, fine, or delicate a tenuous thread

3. diluted or rarefied in consistency or density a tenuous fluid

[from Latin tenuis]

tenuity  [tɛˈnjʊɪtɪ], tenuousness n

tenuously  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tenuous - having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid" thin - relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
	2.	tenuous - very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	3.	tenuous - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" slight, flimsy, fragile, thin unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force

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tenuous

adjective

1. slight, weak, dubious, shaky, doubtful, questionable, insignificant, flimsy, sketchy, insubstantial, nebulous Links between the provinces were seen to be tenuous.
slight strong, sound, solid, substantial, significant

2. fine, slim, delicate, attenuated, gossamer She was holding onto life by a tenuous thread.

Translations

tenuous [ˈtenjʊəs] ADJ [connection, link] → vago, ligero; [argument] → flojo, endeble; [evidence] → poco sólido; [alliance, peace] → frágil, endeble
he has only a tenuous grasp of reality → sólo tiene una escasa conciencia de la realidad
to have a tenuous hold on sth → tener(un)escaso control sobre algo

tenuous [ˈtɛnjuəs] adj [link, connection] → ténu(e); [position] → fragile; [argument] → sans grand fondement; [plot] → faible

tenuous

adj

(lit) thread → dünn, fein; cobweb → zart, fein; air → dünn; gas → flüchtig

(fig) connection, argument, relationship → schwach; (= insecure) position → unsicher; supply line → anfällig; he kept a tenuous hold on life → er hatte nur noch einen schwachen Lebenswillen; to have a tenuous grasp of something → etw nur ansatzweise verstehen; a tenuous lead → eine mögliche Spur

tenuous [ˈtɛnjʊəs] adj (thread) → tenue; (argument) → debole

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tenuous [ˈtɛnjʊəs] adj (thread) → tenue; (argument) → debole