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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 [θɪn]

adj thinner, thinnest

1. of relatively small extent from one side or surface to the other; fine or narrow

2. slim or lean

3. sparsely placed; meagre thin hair

4. of relatively low density or viscosity a thin liquid

5. weak; poor; insufficient a thin disguise

6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (of a photographic negative) having low density, usually insufficient to produce a satisfactory positive

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering a climb or pitch on which the holds are few and small

thin on the ground few in number; scarce

adv

in order to produce something thin to cut bread thin

vb thins, thinning, thinned

to make or become thin or sparse

[Old English thynne; related to Old Frisian thenne, Old Saxon, Old High German thunni, Old Norse thunnr, Latin tenuis thin, Greek teinein to stretch]

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 A thin cable carries the signal to a computer.
narrow thick, heavy, bulky

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 a tall, thin man with grey hair
slim heavy, fat, stout, bulky, obese, corpulent

3. wafer-thin, paper-thin, papery The recipe makes about 5 dozen thin biscuits.

4. watery, weak, diluted, dilute, runny, rarefied, wishy-washy (informal) The soup was thin and clear.
watery strong, concentrated, thick, dense, viscous

5. meagre, sparse, scanty, poor, scattered, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, paltry The crowd had been thin for the first half of the match.
meagre adequate, abundant, plentiful, profuse

6. fine, delicate, flimsy, sheer, transparent, see-through, translucent, skimpy, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy, unsubstantial Her gown was thin and she shivered from the cold.
fine heavy, thick, substantial, dense, bulky, strong

7. unconvincing, inadequate, feeble, poor, weak, slight, shallow, insufficient, superficial, lame, scant, flimsy, scanty, unsubstantial The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous.
unconvincing strong, convincing, substantial, adequate

8. weak, faint, feeble, small, low, soft, high-pitched, reedy Her thin voice rose high in complaint.

9. wispy, thinning, sparse, scarce, scanty She had pale thin yellow hair.

verb

1. prune, trim, cut back, weed out It would have been better to thin the trees over several winters.

2. dilute, water down, weaken, attenuate Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily.

Translations

thin [θɪn]

A. ADJ (thinner (compar) (thinnest (superl)))

1. (= not fat) [person, legs, arms] → delgado, flaco(pej); [waist] → delgado, estrecho; [face] → delgado; [nose] → delgado, afilado; [lips] → fino; [animal] → flaco
to get or grow thin → adelgazar
I want to get nice and thin for the holidays → quiero adelgazar bien para estas vacaciones
you're getting thin - aren't you eating enough? → te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?
she was painfully thin → estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla
to be as thin as a rake → estar en los huesos

2. (= not thick) [layer, sheet] → fino, delgado; [wall] → delgado; [slice, line, fabric] → fino
a thin layer of paint → una capa fina de pintura
a thin volume of poetry → un delgado tomo de poesía
to wear thin [fabric, clothing] → desgastarse
his trousers had worn thin at the knee → el pantalón se le había desgastado por las rodillas
the joke had begun to wear very thin (fig) → la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada
my patience is wearing thin (fig) → se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia
it's the thin end of the wedge → es el principio de algo que puede tener terribles consecuencias
to be or skate or walk on thin ice → estar pisando terreno resbaladizo or peligroso
to have a thin skin → ofenderse por nada, tomárselo todo a mal
see also line A1

3. (= watery) [custard, sauce, paint] → poco espeso

4. (= not dense) [smoke, fog, rain] → fino

5. (= sparse) [beard, hair] → ralo, escaso; [eyebrows] → fino, delgado; [crowd] → escaso, poco numeroso
to be thin on the ground (esp Brit) → escasear
to be thin on top → estar casi calvo, tener poco pelo(en la cabeza)

6. (= unconvincing) [excuse] → pobre, poco convincente; [evidence] → poco concluyente; [argument, essay, script] → pobre, flojo
a thin majority → una mayoría escasa
a thin smile → una débil sonrisa

7. (= weak) [voice] → aflautado

8. (Fin) [profit] → escaso
trading was thin on the stock market → hubo poca actividad en la bolsa

9. (= lacking oxygen) [air, atmosphere] → enrarecido, rarificado
out of/into thin air to appear out of thin air → aparecer como por arte de magia
to produce sth out of thin air → sacar algo de la nada
I can't conjure up the money out of thin air → no puedo sacar el dinero de la nada
he disappeared or vanished into thin air → despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra

B. ADV (= thinly)
slice the potatoes very thin → corta las patatas en rodajas muy finas
don't slice the bread too thin → no cortes el pan demasiado fino
spread the butter very thin → untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla
see also spread B5

C. VT

1. (also thin out) (= reduce in number) [+ population, group] → mermar; [+ seedlings] → entresacar

2. (also thin down) (= dilute) [+ sauce, soup] → aclarar; [+ paint] → diluir
aspirin thins the blood → la aspirina hace que la sangre sea menos espesa
greenhouse gases are thinning the ozone layer → los gases que causan el efecto invernadero están haciendo que la capa de ozono sea cada vez menos espesa

D. VI (also thin out) (= lessen) [fog] → aclararse; [ozone layer] → hacerse menos espeso; [crowd] → disminuir; [population] → mermar, reducirse
his hair is thinning slightly → está empezando a perder pelo

thin down

A. VT + ADV (= dilute) [+ sauce, gravy, custard] → aclarar; [+ paint] → diluir

B. VI + ADV (= become slim) → adelgazar

thin out

A. VT + ADV (= reduce in number) [+ population, group] → mermar; [+ seedlings] → entresacar

B. VI + ADV (= lessen) [fog] → aclararse; [ozone layer] → hacerse menos denso; [crowd] → disminuir; [population] → mermar, reducirse
his hair is thinning out → está empezando a perder pelo

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thin [ˈθɪn]

adj

[layer, cable, wire, strip, fingers] → fin(e)

(not fat) [person, animal] → maigre; [face] → mince

[fabric, coat, blouse] → léger/ère; [paper] → fin(e)

[soup, sauce] → peu épais(se)

[hair] → clairsemé(e)
to be thin on top [person] → se dégarnir

[crowd] → peu nombreux/euse

(= unfriendly) [smile] → maigre

(= weak) [argument, evidence] → mince

[voice] → grêle

(= rare) to be thin on the ground → être rare, ne pas être nombreux/euse

vt

[+ hair] → désépaissir; [+ trees] → éclaircir

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

[+ blood] → fluidifier

vi

[fog] → devenir moins épais(se)

(also thin out) [crowd] → diminuer; [trees] → être moins nombreux/euse

[hair]
His hair is thinning → Il se dégarnit.

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thin

adj (+er)

(= not fat) → dünn; as thin as a rake (Brit) or rail (US) → dünn wie eine Bohnenstange

(= not thick) paper, slice, string, wall, blood, dress → dünn; liquid → dünn(flüssig); (= narrow) column → schmal

(= sparse) hair, grass → dünn, schütter; eyebrows → schütter, licht; vegetation → gering, spärlich, kümmerlich (pej); population, crowd → klein, kümmerlich (pej); his hair is getting quite thin → sein Haar lichtet sich; he’s a bit thin on top → bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon ein wenig; to be thin on the ground (fig) → dünn gesät sein

(= not dense) fog → leicht; air → dünn; to vanish into thin air (fig) → sich in Luft auflösen; the agent simply vanished into thin air → der Agent schien sich einfach in Luft aufgelöst zu haben; to appear out of thin air → aus dem Nichts auftauchen

(fig: = weak, poor) voice, smile → schwach, dünn; excuse → schwach, fadenscheinig; disguise, story line, plot → schwach; trading, profits → gering; a thin majority → eine knappe Mehrheit; she had a thin time of it (dated inf) → es war nicht gerade schön für sie; to give somebody a thin time of it (dated inf) → jdm das Leben schwer machen

adv (+er) spread, cut → dünn; lie → dünn, spärlich

vt paint, sauce, ozone layer → verdünnen; trees, ranks → lichten; hair → ausdünnen; blood → dünner werden lassen

vi (fog, crowd) → sich lichten; (hair also) → schütter werden; (ozone layer) → dünner werden; (population) → abnehmen

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thin [θɪn]

1. adj (-ner (comp) (-nest (superl))) (gen) → sottile; (paper, glass) → fine; (blanket, parcel, coat, fog) → leggero/a; (soup, paint, honey) → poco denso/a; (vegetation, hair, crowd) → rado/a; (population) → scarso/a; (person) → esile, magro/a; (crop, excuse, argument) → magro/a
at 20,000 metres the air is thin → a 20.000 metri l'aria è molto rarefatta
the crowd seemed suddenly thinner → improvvisamente la folla sembrò essersi diradata
he's as thin as a rake → è magro come un chiodo
to vanish into thin air → volatilizzarsi
doctors are thin on the ground at the moment → i dottori scarseggiano in questo periodo

2. adv to spread sth thin → spalmare uno strato sottile di qc
to cut sth thin → tagliare qc a fette sottili

3. vt (also thin down) (sauce, paint) → diluire (also thin out) (trees, plants, hair) → sfoltire

4. vi (fog) → diradarsi (also thin out) (crowd) → disperdersi
his hair is thinning → sta perdendo i capelli

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thin [θɪn]

1. adj (-ner (comp) (-nest (superl))) (gen) → sottile; (paper, glass) → fine; (blanket, parcel, coat, fog) → leggero/a; (soup, paint, honey) → poco denso/a; (vegetation, hair, crowd) → rado/a; (population) → scarso/a; (person) → esile, magro/a; (crop, excuse, argument) → magro/a
at 20,000 metres the air is thin → a 20.000 metri l'aria è molto rarefatta
the crowd seemed suddenly thinner → improvvisamente la folla sembrò essersi diradata
he's as thin as a rake → è magro come un chiodo
to vanish into thin air → volatilizzarsi
doctors are thin on the ground at the moment → i dottori scarseggiano in questo periodo

2. adv to spread sth thin → spalmare uno strato sottile di qc
to cut sth thin → tagliare qc a fette sottili

3. vt (also thin down) (sauce, paint) → diluire (also thin out) (trees, plants, hair) → sfoltire

4. vi (fog) → diradarsi (also thin out) (crowd) → disperdersi
his hair is thinning → sta perdendo i capelli

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thin

adj thin [θin]

1 having a short distance between opposite sides thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin. dun رَقيق، رَفيع тънък tenký, slabý tynd dünn λεπτός, ψιλός fino õhuke نازک ohut mince דַק पतला tanak vékony tipis þunnur sottile 薄い 얇은 plonas plāns tipis dun tynn; spinkel cienki fino subţire тонкий tenký tenek tanak tunn บาง zayıf, ince 薄的 тонкий پتلا، باريک mỏng 薄的

2 (of people or animals) not fat She looks thin since her illness. skraal نَحيل، نَحيف слаб hubený tynd; spinkel dünn αδύνατος delgado kõhn لاغر laiha mince, maigre רָזֶה दुबला पतला mršav sovány kurus grannur, mjór magro やせた 마른 sulysęs, liesas tievs; vājš kurus mager tynn, mager chudy magro slab худой chudý mršav tanak tunn, mager ผอมบาง zayıf 瘦的 худий دبلا پتلا gầy 瘦的

3 (of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water thin soup. flou قَليل الكَثافَه слаб řídký tynd dünn αραιός aguado, poco espeso, claro lahja رقیق؛ آبکی laiha clair, liquide דָלִיל क्षीण rijedak, slab híg encer þunnur, vatnskenndur acquoso 水っぽい 묽은 skystas šķidrs; plāns cair dun tynn rzadki líquido apos, diluat жидкий; разбавленный riedky redek redak tunn เหลว sulu, koyu değil 稀的，淡的 рідкий; розведений ہلکا مشروب loãng 稀的，淡的

4 not set closely together; not dense or crowded His hair is getting rather thin. dun, yl خَفيف، مُتَفَرِّق рядък prořídlý tynd licht αραιός ralo, fino, escaso hõre کم پشت؛ دور از هم harva clairsemé דָלִיל विरल rijedak gyér tipis þunnur, gisinn rado まばらな 드문드문한 retas rets; plāns jarang dun tynn, glissen rzadki fino rărit редкий riedky redek redak tunn, gles เบาบาง seyrek, kalabalık değil 稀疏的 рідкий ہلکا، غير گنجان mỏng 稀疏的

5 not convincing or believable a thin excuse. ongeloofwaardig واهِن، واهٍ прозрачен nepřesvědčivý tynd fadenscheinig μη πειστικός, μη πιστευτός poco convincente nõrk, ebausutav باورنکردنی epäuskottava peu convaincant עָלוּב कम koji je bez sadržaja, bijedan átlátszó lemah lélegur debole, inconsistente 見えすいた 빈약한 neįtikinantis, nevykęs nepārliecinošs; vājš tdk meyakinkan mager tynn, dårlig, flau nieprzekonywający pouco convincente neconvingător неубедительный nepresvedčivý prazen tanak klen ที่ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ zayıf, sudan 難以信服的、淺薄的 непереконливий کاغذي، ناقابل قبول không thuyết phục 难以信服的、浅薄的

v – past tense, past participle thinned –

to make or become thin or thinner The crowd thinned after the parade was over. uitgedun يَخِف изтънявам prořídnout tynde ud sich lichten αραιώνω disminuir; disiparse; dispersarse hõrendama, hõrenema باریک شدن؛ لاغر شدن ohentua (s')éclaircir; (se) disperser לְדַלֵל पतला या कम करना prorijediti fogy; szétesik menipiskan þynna(st) diradarsi; dimagrire 薄くなる 얇게, 묽게 하다 plonėti, ploninti, retėti, sklaidytis novājēt; kļūt retākam/plānākam; (par pūli u.tml.) izklīst berkurangan verminderen tynne(s), bli tynn(ere) rozrzedzić, przerzedzić się escassear a (se) subţia, a (se) împrăştia делать(ся) тонким, худым, жидким; редеть zrednúť razredčiti (se) stanjiti tunna[] ut ทำให้เบาบาง azal(t)mak, seyrel(t)mek 使稀疏 рідшати کم ہونا، کم کرنا làm cho mỏng hơn 使稀疏

adv thinly

dun بصورَةٍ خَفيفَه тънко řídce tyndt dünn αραιά de modo disperso; aguadamente; con poco espesor õhukeselt بطور کم پشت یا نازک ohuesti de façon clairsemée בִּדלִילוּת विरला से tanko gyéren, ritkán; soványan, vékonyan tipis þunnlega sottilmente; debolmente 薄く 얇게 plonai plāni dgn nipis dun tynt cienko finamente foarte puţin; sumar тонко; жидко tenko, slabo; riedko tenko tanko tunt อย่างเบาบาง incecik, seyrekçe 稀疏地 тонко ہلکے پن سے، ناقص طور پر mỏng manh 稀疏地

n thinness

dunheid نَحافَه، نَحالَه тънкост tenkost, hubenost, řídkost spinkelhed die Dünne λεπτότητα delgadez, finura kõhnus نازکی؛ تنکی ohuus minceur דְלִילוּת छरहरापन, विरलता tankoća, rijetkost soványság, vékonyság ketipisan þynnka, þunnleiki magrezza; radezza 薄さ 얇음 plonumas tievums; vājums; plānums kenipisan dunheid tynnhet, glissenhet cienkość, rozrzedzenie magreza subţirime тонкость;худоба slabosť; chudosť tenkost tankoća tunnhet ความเบาบาง zayıflık, incelik 細, 瘦, 稀疏 розрідженість پتلا پن سے tính mỏng manh 细, 瘦, 稀疏

thin air

nowhere He disappeared into thin air. in die niet في لامَكان، ذَهَبَ أدراج الرِّياح във въздуха beze stop den tynde luft das Nichts πουθενά sin dejar huella, (disappear/vanish into thin air: esfumarse) nagu tina tuhka هیچ جا؛ در هیچ مکان (hävitä kokonaan pois) sans laisser de traces לְהֵיעַלֵם כְּלא הָיָה महीन हवा nekamo nestati a semmi entah di mana hvergi (að gufa upp, hverfa) completamente あとかたもなく 흔적도 없이 nebūtis, nežinia bez pēdām ghaib niets uten spor nicość completamente fără urmă (в) никуда bez stôp brez sledu nigde tomma luften ไม่มีที่ไหน yok (olma), kayıplara karışma 消失 розріджене повітря نامعلوم biến mất hoàn toàn 消失

adj thin-ˈskinned

sensitive; easily hurt or upset Be careful what you say – she's very thin-skinned. sensitief رَقيق الجِلْد، حَسّاس чувствителен citlivý tyndhudet; nærtagende empfindlich ευαίσθητος sensible; susceptible tundlik حساس؛ پوست نازک herkkänahkainen susceptible רָגִיש מִדַי नाजुक osjetljiv, tankoćutan érzékeny peka hörundsár suscettibile, permaloso 敏感な 민감한, 화를 잘 내는 jautrus jūtīgs; viegli aizvainojams mudah tersinggung overgevoelig tynnhudet, ømskinnet wrażliwy melindroso sensibil обидчивый citlivý občutljiv osetljiv känslig อ่อนไหวง่าย hassas, kolayca incinen 敏感的，易怒的 тонкошкірий حساس dễ bị tổn thương 敏感的，易怒的

thin out

to make or become less dense or crowded The trees thinned out near the river. word minder يَخِفُّ في كثافَتِه оредявам prořídnout tynde ud spärlich werden αραιώνω escasear, reducirse, disminuir; clarear, empezar a ser menos denso/poblado/tupido harvendama, harvenema تنک شدن؛ کم پشت شدن ohentua (s')éclaircir לְדַלֵל prorijediti (ki)ritkít menipis þynna(st) diradarsi まばらになる 솎다, 드문드문해지다 retėti, retinti izretināt; izretināties semakin jarang dunnen tynne(s), bli færre rzednąć rarear a (se) rări прореживать; редеть zrednúť razredčiti se istanjiti tunna[] ut, bli glesare เอาออก incel(t)mek, seyrel(t)mek 使稀疏 рідшати کم گھنا ہونا يا کرنا mỏng dần, thưa dần 使稀疏

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thin → نحيف tenký tynd dünn λεπτός fino ohut mince mršav sottile 薄い 얇은 dun tynn cienki fino тонкий tunn ผอม ince mỏng 薄的