FluentPlex

tenue

/ˈtenwe/ adjective C1
  1. tenuous, thin, weak
  2. faint, dim, wispy, soft, subdued, pale · Vio una luz tenue en la distancia. [She] saw a dim light off in the distance.

Masculine plural tenues · Feminine plural tenues

+ Save to review

From the library

De la brisa nocturna al tenue soplo,
Rimas, p. 16 · C1
Tras la tenue cortina de la alcoba
Páginas escogidas, p. 10 · C1
de tenue voz hoy torna
Páginas escogidas, p. 8 · C1
¡Tenue rumor de túnicas que pasan
Páginas escogidas, p. 9 · C1

Learn tenue in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.