tenue

/ˈtenwe/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
tenues

Meaning

  1. faint

    • Había una luz tenue.

      There was a faint light.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desmaio

desmaio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "faint."

Practice

1 What does tenue mean?

2 Fill the gap: Había una luz ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tenue?

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