How to Pronounce "tenuous"
word
ˈtɛnjəwəs
TEN-yuh-wus
tˈɛnjuːəs
TEN-yoo-uhs
Definition
Something tenuous is weak, thin, or not certain; it is easily broken, changed, or lost. It can refer to physical things (very thin) or to abstract things like ideas, relationships, or connections.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɛnjəwəs
British English
tˈɛnjuːəs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TEN-yuh-wus
UK
TEN-yoo-uhs
Listen in Context
The evidence for his story is very tenuous.
Our connection is pretty tenuous after so many years apart.
She made a tenuous argument in the debate.
There's only a tenuous link between the two events.