Definitions of tenuity:

  • noun:   a rarified quality
    Example: "The tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
  • noun:   the quality of lacking intensity or substance
    Example: "A shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
  • noun:   relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
    Example: "The tenuity of a hair"