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Dictionary Entries (16 more entries. View all »)
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thin
Audio Help [thin] Pronunciation Key adjective, thin·ner, thin·nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin·ning.
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Audio Help [thin] Pronunciation Key adjective, thin·ner, thin·nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin·ning. –adjective
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| 1. | having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. |
| 2. | of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. |
| 3. | having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man. |
| 4. | composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation. |
| 5. | scant; not abundant or plentiful. |
| 6. | of relatively slight consistency or viscosity: thin soup. |
| 7. | rarefied, as air. |
| 8. | without solidity or substance; flimsy: a very thin plot for such a long book. |
| 9. | lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill: a thin voice. |
| 10. | without force or a sincere effort: a thin smile. |
| 11. | lacking body, richness, or strength: a thin wine. |
| 12. | lacking in chroma; of light tint. |
| 13. | Photography. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure. |
| 14. | in a thin manner. |
| 15. | sparsely; not densely. |
| 16. | so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin. |
| 17. | to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down, out, etc.). |
| 18. | to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often fol. by down, out, off, etc.): The crowd is thinning out. |
[Origin: bef. 900; (adj. and adv.) ME thyn(ne), OE thynne; c. D dun, G dünn, ON thunnr; (v.) ME thynnen, OE thynnian, deriv. of the adj.; cf. MD dunnen, ON thynna; akin to OIr tana, L tenuis thin, Gk tany- long
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thinly, adverb
thinness, noun
—Synonyms 3. slim, slender, skinny, lank, scrawny. Thin, gaunt, lean, spare agree in referring to one having little flesh. Thin applies often to one in an unnaturally reduced state, as from sickness, overwork, lack of food, or the like: a thin, dirty little waif. Gaunt suggests the angularity of bones prominently displayed in a thin face and body: to look ill and gaunt. Lean usually applies to a person or animal that is naturally thin: looking lean but healthy after an outdoor vacation. Spare implies a muscular leanness with no diminution of vitality: Lincoln was spare in body. 5. meager. 8. weak.
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Thesaurus Entries (8 more entries. View all »)
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| Main Entry: | thin | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Having little flesh or fat on the body. | |
| Synonyms: | angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, twiggy, weedy | |
| Idioms: | all skin and bones, thin as a rail | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | thin | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Marked by great diffusion of component particles. | |
| Synonyms: | rare, rarefied | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | thin | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Synonyms: | attenuated, cadaverous, chiffon, diaphanous, emaciated, gossamer, gracile, ichorous, lank, lean, malnourished, meager, scrawny, sheer, skeletal, slender, spare, stringy, svelte, tapering, tenuous, translucent, wiry | |
| Source: | Synonym Collection v1.1 Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. | |
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Encyclopedia Articles (256 more entries. View all »)
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thin film circuits: see microelectronics.
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