Thin

Meaning of Thin

adjective
  1. with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.
    thin slices of bread
    a thin line of paint
  2. having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body.
    a thin, gawky adolescent
  3. having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse.
    a depressingly thin crowd
    his hair was going thin
  4. (of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely.
    thin soup
  5. lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate.
    the evidence is rather thin
adverb
  1. with little thickness or depth.
    cut the ham as thin as possible
    a thin-sliced loaf
verb
  1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.
    the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks
    the trees began to thin out
  2. make or become smaller in thickness.
    their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend
  3. hit (a ball) above its centre.

Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis .

combining form, suffix
  1. denoting a specified degree of thinness.
    gossamer-thin
    wafer-thin

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Hyphenation of Thin

Thin

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Thin is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Thin synonyms

Meaning lean:

lean

Meaning slender:

slender

Meaning flimsy:

flimsy, slight, tenuous

Meaning sparse:

sparse

Meaning dilute:

dilute, reduce, cut

Meaning reduce:

reduce, slim, slenderize

Meaning thinly:

thinly

Meaning of small width in relation to length:

narrow

Meaning of very high quality; very good of its kind:

fine

Meaning having been reduced in force, effect, or value:

attenuated

Meaning reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness:

attenuate

Meaning thin and dry like paper:

papery

Meaning (of a person) tall and slim with long, slender limbs:

rangy

Meaning bordered, shaded, or covered by willows:

willowy

Meaning (of a person) slender and elegant:

svelte

Meaning (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful:

sylphlike

Meaning with no excess fat; thin:

spare

Meaning (of a person or part of their body) unattractively thin:

skinny

Meaning below a weight considered normal or desirable:

underweight

Meaning (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony:

scrawny

Meaning (of a person or animal) thin and bony:

scraggy

Meaning (of a person or part of the body) so thin that the bones can be seen:

bony

Meaning (of a person or part of their body) lean and having a prominent bone structure:

angular

Meaning (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age:

gaunt

Meaning abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food:

emaciated

Meaning relating to or functioning as a skeleton:

skeletal

Meaning very pale, thin, or bony:

cadaverous

Meaning used or expended carelessly or to no purpose:

wasted

Meaning tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger:

pinched

Meaning having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition:

undernourished

Meaning insufficiently fed or nourished:

underfed

Meaning (of a person) ungracefully thin and tall:

lanky

Meaning long or tall and thin:

spindly

Meaning (especially of hair) resembling string in being long and thin:

stringy

Meaning another term for gangling:

gangly

Meaning (of a person) tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing:

gangling

Meaning (of a sound or voice) high and thin in tone:

reedy

Meaning (of a person) thin and physically weak in appearance:

weedy

Meaning relating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia:

anorexic, anorectic

Meaning (of a hominid species) of slender build:

gracile

Meaning lacking enough food; emaciated:

starveling

Meaning (of a person or animal) thin; lean:

macilent

Meaning small or insufficient in quantity or amount:

scanty

Meaning (of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery:

wispy

Meaning make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous:

thinning

Meaning (of a person or animal) lean; thin:

meagre

Meaning (of an amount) very small or meagre:

paltry

Meaning lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society:

poor

Meaning lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose:

inadequate

Meaning not enough; inadequate:

insufficient

Meaning occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together:

scattered

Meaning consisting of, containing, or resembling water:

watery

Meaning lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy:

weak

Meaning (of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent:

diluted

Meaning more liquid than is usual or expected:

runny

Meaning (of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery:

sloppy

Meaning hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object:

slap

Meaning lacking strength and solidity:

insubstantial

Meaning failing to convince or impress:

feeble

Meaning (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble:

lame

Meaning of little depth:

shallow

Meaning (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age:

threadbare

Meaning failing to impress:

unconvincing

Meaning not able to be believed; unlikely to be true:

unbelievable

Meaning (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince:

implausible

Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:

decrease

Meaning make or become less:

diminish

Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:

dwindle

Meaning make or become less; diminish:

lessen

Meaning distribute or spread over a wide area:

disperse

Meaning (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear:

dissipate

Meaning throw in various random directions:

scatter

Meaning a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance:

prune

Meaning make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts:

trim

Meaning choose someone or something from a group for special treatment:

single

Thin antonyms

Meaning with opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart:

thick

Meaning having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide:

broad

Meaning (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh:

fat

Meaning having a full rounded shape:

plump

Meaning above a weight considered normal or desirable:

overweight

Meaning existing or available in large quantities; plentiful:

abundant

Meaning full of or resembling meat:

meaty

Meaning capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real:

convincing

Anagrams of Thin

hint

Words that rhyme with Thin

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