tenue

Etymology

From French.

Noun

tenue (plural tenues)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.ny/

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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

Further reading

• “tenue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin tenuis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɛːnu.e]

Adjective

tenue (masculine and feminine plural tenui)

1. soft (colour)

   rosso tenue ― soft red

2. feeble (voice)
3. faint (sunlight)

   una tenue luce ― a faint light

4. (figuratively) slight, slender (hopes etc)

   un tenue desiderio ― a faint desire

Adjective

tenue

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

Etymology

From Latin tenuis.

Adjective

tenue (plural tenues)

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