tenue

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See also: ténue, tènue, and tênue

English

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

Noun

tenue (plural tenues)

  1. bearing, carriage, deportment
  2. mode of dress

Related terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.ny/
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Noun

tenue f (plural tenues)

  1. maintenance, upkeep
  2. running (of a shop)
  3. (music) holding, sustaining (of a note)
  4. manners, (good) behaviour (UK) / behavior (US)
  5. quality, standard
  6. posture
  7. (finance) performance
  8. dress, appearance, outfit

Derived terms

Participle

tenue f sg

  1. feminine singular of tenu

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenuis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenue m or f (plural tenues)

  1. tenuous, weak
  2. faint, dim

References

  • “tenue” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenuis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.nu.e/, /ˈtɛ.nwe/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnue, -ɛnwe
  • Hyphenation: tè‧nu‧e, tè‧nue

Adjective

tenue (plural tenui)

  1. soft (in colour/color)
    rosso tenue ― soft red
  2. feeble (voice)
  3. faint (sunlight)
    una tenue luce ― a faint light
  4. (figurative) slight, slender (hopes etc.)
    un tenue desiderio ― a faint desire

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ tenue in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenue

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of tenuis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tenuis. Cognate with English tenuous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenwe/
  • Rhymes: -enwe
  • Syllabification: te‧nue

Adjective

tenue m or f (masculine and feminine plural tenues)

  1. tenuous, thin, weak
  2. faint, dim, wispy, soft, subdued, pale
    Ella vio una luz tenue en la distancia.
    She saw a dim light off in the distance.

Derived terms

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