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tenue

tenue

See also: ténue, tènue, and tênue

English

Noun

tenue (plural tenues)

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

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təny/

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

Participle

tenue

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of tenir

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenuis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛːnu.e]

Adjective

tenue m, f (masculine and feminine plural tenui)

  1. soft (colour)
  2. feeble (voice)
  3. faint (sunlight)
  4. slight, slender (hopes etc)

Derived terms


Latin

Adjective

tenue

  1. nominative neuter singular of tenuis
  2. accusative neuter singular of tenuis
  3. vocative neuter singular of tenuis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tenuis.

Adjective

tenue m, f (plural tenues)

  1. tenuous, thin, weak
  2. faint, dim, soft