Tenuous has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions. | |
| 2. | The greatest wisdom has no shape; the greatest vessel is the latest to be completed; the greatest music has the most tenuous notes. | |
| 3. | Swadesh's glottochronology was based on the tenuous thesis that all languages have a core vocabulary that undergoes replacement at a constant rate. | |
| 4. | You were trying to draw an extremely tenuous connection between cultures of two cities known for their animosity. |