tenue
Meanings
Adjective
1. tenuous, thin, weak
2. faint, dim, wispy, soft, subdued, pale
Examples14
Vio una luz tenue en la distancia.
[She] saw a dim light off in the distance.
Vi su cara bajo una tenue luz.
I saw his face in the dim light.
Vimos una tenue luz al otro lado del río.
We saw a dim light beyond the river.
Tom no fue capaz de leer bajo la tenue luz.
Tom wasn't able to read in the dim light.
Bailamos bajo la tenue luz.
We danced in the subdued lighting.
La luna estaba tenue.
The moon was dim.