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skinny
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skin·ny  (skn)
adj. skin·ni·er, skin·ni·est
1. Very thin. See Synonyms at lean2.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling skin.
n. Slang
Inside information; the real facts: learned the skinny on their falling-out.

skinni·ness n.

skinny
Adjective
[-nier, -niest] extremely thin
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.skinny - confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"
info, information - a message received and understood
Adj.1.skinnyskinny - being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
2.skinny - of or relating to or resembling skin
3.skinny - fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"
tight - closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
4.skinny - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

skinny
adjective thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal) scraggy << OPPOSITE fat
Translations
skinny [ˈskɪnɪ] adjflaco, magro

skinny [ˈskɪnɪ] skin adjmaigre, maigrichon(ne)

skinny [ˈskɪnɪ] adjdünn

skinny [ˈskɪnɪ] adjmolto magro/a, pelle e ossa inv

skinny
adj skinny [ˈskini]
very thin Most fat girls long to be skinny. maer نَحيف جدا мършав hubený mager mager κοκαλιάρης flaco, enjuto kõhn لاغر luiseva (très) maigre רָזֶה מְאוֹד दुबला mršav sovány kurus magur, grindhoraður magro, scarno やせた 피골이 상접한, 말라빠진 liesas kaulains; vājš kurus kering broodmager rad-/skinnmager chudy magricela (foarte) slab тощий chudý, tenký mršav mršav mager, skinntorr ผอมมาก çok zayıf, sıska, çiroz gibi 极瘦的、皮包骨的 худорлявий; шкіра й кістки دبلا، پتلا gầy nhom 瘦的
n skinniness
maerheid نَحافَه شَديدَه измършавялост hubenost magerhed die Magerkeit ισχνότητα, αδυναμία delgadez kõhnus لاغري luisevuus maigreur רָזוֹן दुबलापन mršavost soványság kekurusan megurð magrezza やせていること 여윔 liesumas kaulainums; vājums kurus kering magerte (rad)magerhet chudość magreza slăbiciune худоба, кожа да кости chudosť mršavost mršavost magerhet, skinntorrhet ความผอม zayıflık, sıskalık 极瘦 худорлявість دبلاپا sự gầy nhom
n skinny-dipping
(slang) go skinny-dipping to swim naked. kaal swem يَسْبَح عاريا плуване без дрехи koupat se bez plavek nøgenbadning das FKK-Schwimmen, das Nacktbaden γυμνισμός (λαϊκ.) bañarse desnudo alasti ujumine برهنه شنا كردن à poil baignade שְחִייָה בְּעֵירוֹם नंगे नहाना kupanje bez odjeće, kupati se gol úszás meztelenül berenang telanjang (fare il bagno il nudi) 素っ裸で泳ぐこと maudymasis nusirengus nuogai peldēties kailam berenang bogel (het) naakt zwemmen nakenbading; bade naken kąpiel na golasa купаться нагишом kúpanie bez plaviek iti se nag kopat plivati nag bada naken ว่ายน้ำแบบเปลือยกาย çırılçıplak yüzmek 裸体游泳 плавати голим ننگا ہو کر تیرنا bơi trần truồng


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