thin
/ˈθɪn/ adjective A1- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. · thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering
- Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions. · thin wire; thin string
- Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt. · thin person
- Of low viscosity or low specific gravity. · Water is thinner than honey.
- Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space. · The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
- Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full. · a thin, tight-lipped smile
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering. · a thin disguise
Comparative thinner · Superlative thinnest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
His thin but wiry legs were arrayed in a pair of richly embroidered clocked stockings, evidently of English manufacture, while from his three-cornered hat depended a long streaming knot of white and blue ribbons.
Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome.
To their great joy the trees became thinner the farther they advanced, and in the afternoon they suddenly came upon a broad river, flowing swiftly just before them.
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