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thin
[ thin ]
adjective
- having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick:
thin ice.
- of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender:
a thin wire.
- having little flesh; spare; lean:
a thin man.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse:
thin vegetation.
- scant; not abundant or plentiful.
Synonyms:
- of relatively slight consistency or viscosity:
thin soup.
- rarefied, as air.
- without solidity or substance; flimsy:
a very thin plot for such a long book.
Synonyms:
- lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill:
a thin voice.
- without force or a sincere effort:
a thin smile.
- lacking body, richness, or strength:
a thin wine.
- lacking in chroma; of light tint.
- Photography. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure.
adverb
- in a thin manner.
- sparsely; not densely.
- so as to produce something thin:
Slice the ham thin.
verb (used with object)
- to make thin or thinner (often followed by down, out, etc.).
verb (used without object)
- to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often followed by down, out, off, etc.):
The crowd is thinning out.
thin
/ θɪ /
adjective
- of relatively small extent from one side or surface to the other; fine or narrow
- slim or lean
- sparsely placed; meagre
thin hair
- of relatively low density or viscosity
a thin liquid
- weak; poor; insufficient
a thin disguise
- (of a photographic negative) having low density, usually insufficient to produce a satisfactory positive
- mountaineering a climb or pitch on which the holds are few and small
- thin on the groundfew in number; scarce
adverb
- in order to produce something thin
to cut bread thin
verb
- to make or become thin or sparse
Derived Forms
- ˈٳԱ, adverb
- ˈٳԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٳl adverb
- ٳn noun
- v·ٳ adjective
- over·ٳl adverb
- over·ٳn noun
- -ٳnԲ adjective
- p·ٳ adjective
- ܲ·ٳԲԱ adjective
- ܲ·ٳnԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of thin1
Word History and Origins
Origin of thin1
Idioms and Phrases
- into thin air
- on thin ice
- spread oneself too thin
- through thick and thin
- wear thin
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The last thing you need while enjoying tinned fish is having a thin fish bone lodged inside your throat or getting stuck between your teeth.
Explaining the current procedure, he points to a 3D scan of Vanellope's chest, and describes how her heart has attached to the thin layer of skin protecting it.
Ellen felt herself grow “10 feet tall and very thin and very powerful and malignant.”
You can thin out jams or preserves—apricot, cherry, fig, even marmalade—or simmer down fresh or frozen fruit into a sticky glaze.
Having been married over 20 years, my dating skills were thin, the red flags inoperative.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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