thin
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.
composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation.
scant; not abundant or plentiful.
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.
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.
in a thin manner.
sparsely; not densely.
so as to produce something thin:Slice the ham thin.
to make thin or thinner (often followed by down, out, etc.).
to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often followed by down, out, off, etc.): The crowd is thinning out.
Origin of thin
1synonym study For thin
Other words for thin
Other words from thin
- thinly, adverb
- thinness, noun
- o·ver·thin, adjective
- o·ver·thin·ly, adverb
- o·ver·thin·ness, noun
- self-thinning, adjective
- su·per·thin, adjective
- un·thinned, adjective
- un·thin·ning, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for thin
/ (θɪn) /
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 ground few in number; scarce
in order to produce something thin: to cut bread thin
to make or become thin or sparse
Origin of thin
1Derived forms of thin
- thinly, adverb
- thinness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with thin
In addition to the idioms beginning with thin
- thin as a rail
- thin edge of the wedge
- thing or two
- things are looking up
- thin on top
also see:
- into thin air
- on thin ice
- spread oneself too thin
- through thick and thin
- wear thin
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