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Definition of 'thin'English
Adjective
( thinner)
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thin plate of metal
- thin paper
- thin board
- thin covering
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
- thin wire
- thin string
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
- thin person
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
- The trees of a forest are thin'''; the corn or grass is '''thin .
* Addison
- Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.
(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
* Dryden
- thin , hollow sounds, and lamentable screams
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
- a thin disguise
Synonyms
( checksense)
* reedy
* slender
* slim
* skinny
* waifish
* fine
* lightweight
* narrow
* svelte
* See also
Antonyms
* thick
Derived terms
* into thin air
* razor thin
* thin air
* thin as a rake
( rel-mid)
* thick and thin
* thin-skinned
* wear thin
( rel-bottom)
Noun
( en-noun)
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
- chocolate mint thins
- potato thins
Verb
To make thin or thinner.
To become thin or thinner.
To dilute.
To remove some plants in order to improve the growth of those remaining.
Derived terms
* thin out
Adverb
( en-adv)
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
- seed sown thin
* Francis Bacon
- Spain is thin sown of people.
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