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Yes. The word tenue is a Scrabble US word. The word tenue is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word tenue is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

TENUE,

4-letter words (5 found)

ETEN,NETE,TEEN,TENE,TUNE,

3-letter words (9 found)

EEN,ENE,NEE,NET,NUT,TEE,TEN,TUN,UTE,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EN,ET,NE,NU,TE,UN,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 24 words from tenue according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tenue

tenue etnue tneue nteue entue netue teune etune tuene utene eutne uetne tnuee ntuee tunee utnee nutee untee enute neute eunte uente nuete unete teneu etneu tneeu nteeu enteu neteu teenu etenu teenu etenu eetnu eetnu tneeu nteeu teneu etneu neteu enteu enetu neetu eentu eentu neetu enetu teuen etuen tueen uteen euten ueten teeun eteun teeun eteun eetun eetun tueen uteen teuen etuen ueten euten euetn ueetn eeutn eeutn ueetn euetn tnuee ntuee tunee utnee nutee untee tneue nteue tenue etnue netue entue tuene utene teune etune uetne eutne nuete unete neute enute uente eunte enuet neuet eunet uenet nueet uneet eneut neeut eenut eenut neeut eneut euent ueent eeunt eeunt ueent euent nueet uneet neuet enuet uenet eunet

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Definitions and meaning of tenue

tenue

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪˈnjuː/

Noun

tenue (plural tenues)

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

Related terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.ny/

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, outfit

Derived terms

  • en tenue
  • tenue d’Adam
  • tenue d’Ève
  • tenue de route

Participle

tenue f sg

  1. feminine singular of tenu

Further reading

  • “tenue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenuis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛnʊ̯ɪ]

Adjective

tenue m or f (plural tenues)

  1. tenuous, weak
  2. faint, dim

References

  • “tenue” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenuis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.nu.e/, /ˈtɛ.nwe/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnue, -ɛnwe
  • Hyphenation: tè‧nu‧e, tè‧nue

Adjective

tenue (plural tenui)

  1. soft (in colour/color)
    rosso tenue ― soft red
  2. feeble (voice)
  3. faint (sunlight)
    una tenue luce ― a faint light
  4. (figurative) slight, slender (hopes etc.)
    un tenue desiderio ― a faint desire

Derived terms

  • intestino tenue (“small intestine”)
  • tenuemente
  • tenuità

References

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.nu.e/, [ˈt̪ɛnuɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.nu.e/, [ˈt̪ɛːnue]

Adjective

tenue

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of tenuis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tenuis. Cognate with English tenuous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenwe/ [ˈt̪e.nwe]
  • Rhymes: -enwe
  • Syllabification: te‧nue

Adjective

tenue m or f (masculine and feminine plural tenues)

  1. tenuous, thin, weak
  2. faint, dim, wispy, soft, subdued, pale

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tenue”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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