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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

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

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

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

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

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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 야윈 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 ohut clairsemé דָלִיל विरल rijedak gyér tipis þunnur, gisinn rado まばらな 성긴 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 heikko peu convaincant עָלוּב कम koji je bez sadržaja, bijedan átlátszó lemah lélegur debole, inconsistente 見えすいた 속이 들여다보이는 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 harventaa, harventua (s')éclaircir; (se) disperser לְדַלֵל पतला या कम करना prorijediti fogy; szétesik menipiskan þynna(st) diradarsi; dimagrire 薄くなる 얇게[]하다; 줄어들다, 희박해지다 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 ˈthinly

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 ˈthinness

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 kuin tuhka tuuleen 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 아무데도 없는 곳 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 ˌthin-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 herkkä susceptible רָגִיש מִדַי नाजुक osjetljiv, tankoćutan érzékeny peka hörundsár suscettibile, permaloso 敏感な 민감한 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 harveta (s')éclaircir לְדַלֵל prorijediti (ki)ritkít menipis þynna(st) diradarsi まばらになる 희박해지다; 희박하게 하다 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