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- Dictionarythin/θɪn/
adjective
- 1. with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together: "thin slices of bread" Similar Opposite
- 2. having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body: "a thin, gawky adolescent" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. with little thickness or depth: "cut the ham as thin as possible"
verb
- 1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous: "the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks" Similar
- 2. make or become smaller in thickness: "their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend"
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1. a. : having little extent from one surface to its opposite. thin paper. b. : measuring little in cross section or diameter. thin rope. 2. : not dense in arrangement or distribution. thin hair. 3. : not well fleshed : lean. 4. a. : more fluid or rarefied than normal. thin air. b. : having less than the usual number : scanty. thin attendance. c.
THIN definition: 1. having a small distance between two opposite sides: 2. (of the body) with little flesh on the…. Learn more.
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. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender. 3. a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau. b.
having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal. Cut the vegetables into thin strips. A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall. The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil. Palm trees cast long, thin shadows on the lawn. He knew that the ice was too thin to risk crossing the river.
When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.
Thin definition: having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick. See examples of THIN used in a sentence.
Something thin is narrow or not very thick. If you wear thin socks on a cold winter day, your toes might start to feel numb. Thin can describe something that is narrow and slender, like a hair or a thread. It can also describe a layer of something that is not very thick, such as paper.
What does the word thin mean? There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word thin, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. thin has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
• It is a cage, suspended from the ceiling by the thinnest of threads. • His hair's getting thin on top. • Both of them noticed with shock how alarmingly thin she was, frail to the point of vanishing. • a thin slice of bread • My curtains are too thin to keep the sun out. • At sixteen, I was still very thin, unattractive, and underdeveloped.
Thin is the most usual word: Steve is tall and thin and has brown hair. It is sometimes used with a negative meaning: My mother looked thin and tired after her long illness. The following words all express praise or admiration:
