Difference between Tenuous and Thin

What is the difference between Tenuous and Thin?

Tenuous as an adjective is thin in substance or consistency. while Thin as an adjective is slim, narrow in size, and (of a person or animal) usually carrying little fat.

Tenuous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Thin in substance or consistency. Lacking importance.

Thin

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Slim, narrow in size, and (of a person or animal) usually carrying little fat.Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.Scarce.Overly strict.Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make thin or thinnerTo become thin or thinnerTo dilute

Example sentence: When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

We hope you now know whether to use Tenuous or Thin in your sentence.

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