tenuity n relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width the tenuity of a hair n a rarified quality the tenuity of the upper atmosphere n the quality of lacking intensity or substance a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne Usage(s) An enormous head, with goggle eyes and a whopper jaw, was balanced on a frail body by means of a neck of extreme tenuity; and stooping shoulders with a long slouching gait did not . Synonym(s) thinness slenderness rarity low density feebleness Antonym(s) thickness