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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.Ìý(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
/ θɪ²Ô /
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
few in number; scarce
adverb
in order to produce something thin
to cut bread thin
verb
to make or become thin or sparse
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- thinly adverb
- thinness noun
- overthin adjective
- overthinly adverb
- overthinness noun
- self-thinning adjective
- superthin adjective
- unthinned adjective
- unthinning adjective
- ˈ³Ù³ó¾±²Ô±ô²â adverb
- ˈ³Ù³ó¾±²Ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thin1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thin1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In the forests, they plan to use controlled burns to thin vegetation that has built up.
Short, tall, thin and beefy, all were holding someone in their arms and dancing a waltz, no doubt dreaming of cream-colored ponies.
He recalled how his son, who trained five times a week, appeared "sluggish and wasn't himself" before he "started throwing punches into thin air".
“Sky Islands†evokes the magical Philippines upper rainforests, where sounds scintillate in a thinned atmosphere that gives gongs new glories, where animals capable of great ascension exclusively live, where the mind is ready for enlightenment.
That proposal, which would involve shifting GOP voters from safely red districts into neighboring blue ones, is aimed at safeguarding Republicans’ thin majority in Congress, where they control the lower chamber, 220-212.
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