thin

  • (r) without viscosity
    • the blood was flowing thin
    thinly,
  • (a) of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
    • thin wire
    • a thin chiffon blouse
    • a thin book
    • a thin layer of paint
  • (a) lacking excess flesh
    • you can't be too rich or too thin
    • Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look -Shakespeare
    lean,
  • (s) very narrow
    • a thin line across the page
    slender,
  • (s) not dense
    • a thin beard
    • trees were sparse
    sparse,
  • (a) relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
    • air is thin at high altitudes
    • a thin soup
    • skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk
    • thin oil
  • (a) (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
    • a thin feeble cry
  • (s) lacking spirit or sincere effort
    • a thin smile
  • (s) lacking substance or significance
    • slight evidence
    • a tenuous argument
    • a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame
    slight, flimsy, fragile, tenuous,

Verbs

Synonyms

thinly lean dilute thin out reduce cut slender sparse lose weight melt off slim slim down slenderize slight flimsy fragile tenuous

Antonyms

thick thickly thicken inspissate fat gain put on full

See also

narrow lean ectomorphic

Words of close approximity

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