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tenue

/tɪˈnjuː/

tenue noun: bearing, carriage, deportment.

Noun

tenue (plural tenues)

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

Forms of tenue

pluraltenues

Origin of tenue

From French.

Questions about tenue

What does tenue mean?
Tenue means bearing, carriage, deportment.
What part of speech is tenue?
Tenue is a noun.
How do you pronounce tenue?
Tenue is pronounced /tɪˈnjuː/.
What is the plural of tenue?
The plural of tenue is tenues.

Words near tenue in the dictionary

  1. tenuating
  2. tenuation
  3. tenuations
  4. tenuazonic
  5. tenuazonic acid
  6. tenue
  7. tenue de ville
  8. tenues
  9. tenugui
  10. tenuguis
  11. tenuifolin

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