thin

thin  (thn)

adj. thin·ner, thin·nest

1.

a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book.

b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire.

2. Lean or slender in form, build, or stature.

3.

a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau.

b. More rarefied than normal: thin air.

4.

a. Flowing with relative ease; not viscous: a thin oil.

b. Watery: thin soup.

5. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty: a thin menu; thin trading.

6. Lacking force or substance; flimsy: a thin attempt.

7. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny: The piano had a thin sound.

8. Lacking radiance or intensity: thin light.

9. Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.

adv.

1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.

2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin.

tr. & intr.v. thinned, thin·ning, thins

To make or become thin or thinner.

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[Middle English, from Old English thynne; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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thinly adv.

thinness n.

thinnish adj.

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thin

Adjective

[thinner, thinnest]

1. having a relatively small distance between opposite surfaces: a thin mattress

2. much narrower than it is long: push a thin stick up the pipe in order to clear it

3. (of a person or animal) having no excess body fat

4. made up of only a few, widely separated, people or things: thin hair

5. not dense: a thin film of dust

6. unconvincing because badly thought out or badly presented: the evidence against him was extremely thin

7. (of a voice) high-pitched and not very loud: a thin squeaky voice

Adverb

in order to produce something thin: roll the dough very thin

Verb

[thinning, thinned]

to make or become thin or sparse [Old English thynne]

thinly adv
thinness n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	thin - lose thickness; become thin or thinner change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" thicken, inspissate - become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"
	2.	thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" draw - reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" thicken, inspissate - make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"
	3.	thin - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" dilute, thin out, reduce, cut weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"
	4.	thin - take off weight lose weight, melt off, slim, slim down, slenderize, reduce sweat off - lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Adj.	1.	thin - 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" lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
	2.	thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare lean ectomorphic - having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs thin - 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" fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
	3.	thin - very narrow; "a thin line across the page" slender narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
	4.	thin - not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" sparse distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
	5.	thin - 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" thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	6.	thin - (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
	7.	thin - lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
	8.	thin - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" slight, tenuous, flimsy, fragile unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
Adv.	1.	thin - without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" thinly

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thin

adjective 1. narrow, fine, attenuate, attenuated, threadlike << OPPOSITE thick

adjective 2. slim, spare, lean, slight, slender, skinny, light, meagre, skeletal, bony, lanky, emaciated, spindly, underweight, scrawny, lank, undernourished, skin and bone, scraggy, thin as a rake << OPPOSITE fat

adjective 3. watery, weak, diluted, dilute, runny, rarefied, wishy-washy (informal) << OPPOSITE viscous

adjective 4. meagre, sparse, scanty, poor, scattered, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, paltry << OPPOSITE plentiful

adjective 5. fine, delicate, flimsy, sheer, transparent, see-through, translucent, skimpy, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy, unsubstantial << OPPOSITE thick

adjective 6. unconvincing, inadequate, feeble, poor, weak, slight, shallow, insufficient, superficial, lame, scant, flimsy, scanty, unsubstantial << OPPOSITE convincing

adjective 7. wispy, thinning, sparse, scarce, scanty

verb 8. prune, trim, cut back, weed out

verb 9. dilute, water down, weaken, attenuate

Translations

thin [θɪn] adj → delgado; [wall, layer] → fino (= watery); aguado; [light] → tenue; [hair] → escaso; [fog] → ligero; [crowd] → disperso

vt to thin (down) [+ sauce, paint] → diluir vi [fog] → aclararse;

(also: thin out) [crowd] → dispersarse;

his hair is thinning → se está quedando calvo

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thin [θɪn] adj → mince (= skinny); maigre; [soup] → peu épais(se); [hair, crowd] → clairsemé(e); [fog] → léger/ère

vt [+ hair] → éclaircir;

(also: thin down) [+ sauce, paint]; délayer

vi [fog] → s'éclaircir;

(also: thin out) [crowd] → se disperser;

his hair is thinning → il se dégarnit

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thin [θɪn] adj → dünn; [fog] → leicht; [hair, crowd] → spärlich

vt to thin (down) (sauce, paint) → verdünnen vi [fog, crowd] → sich lichten;

his hair is thinning → sein Haar lichtet sich

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thin [θɪn] adj → sottile; [person] → magro/a; [soup] → poco denso/a; [hair, crowd] → rado/a; [fog] → leggero/a

vt [+ hair] → sfoltire

vi [fog] → diradarsi;

(also: thin out) [crowd] → disperdersi;

to thin (down) [+ sauce, paint] → diluire;

his hair is thinning → sta perdendo i capelli