"tenuous" in German tenuous dünn fein schwach unbedeutend Detailed translations for "tenuous" tenuous 1. general tenuous(also: fine, thin, lank, flimsy) dünn tenuous(also: fine, wispy, dressy, pretty) fein{adjectiv} 2. figurative tenuous(also: faint, fragile, weak, low) schwach tenuous(also: small, jerkwater, small-bore, small-fry) unbedeutend{adjectiv} English synonyms for "tenuous" tenuous {s} flimsy fragile slight thin