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   thin

   /θɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together: "thin slices of bread" Similar narrowfinepencil-thinthreadlikeattenuatedrare:attenuatewafer-thinpaper-thinpaperyOpposite thickbroadthick
   • ▪ (of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material: "his thin jacket" Similar lightweightlightfinedelicatefloatyflimsydiaphanousgossamerinsubstantialsheergauzygauze-likefilmychiffonytransparentsee-throughtranslucentOpposite heavythick
   • ▪ (of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear: "our clothing was getting thin"
   • ▪ (of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines: "tall, thin lettering" Similar narrowfinepencil-thinthreadlikeattenuatedrare:attenuateOpposite thickbroad
   • 2. having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body: "a thin, gawky adolescent" Similar slimleanslenderrangywillowysveltesylphlikespareslightskinnyunderweightscrawnyscraggybonyangularraw-bonedhollow-cheekedgauntas thin as a rakeas thin as a reedlike a matchsticksticklikesize-zeroskin-and-bonesemaciatedskeletalcadaverouslike a skeletonwastedpinchedundernourishedunderfedlankyspindlystringyganglyganglingreedyweedyinformal:looking like a bag of bonesanorexicanorecticdated:spindle-shankedrare:gracilestarvelingmacilentOpposite fatplumpoverweight
   • 3. having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse: "a depressingly thin crowd" Similar sparsescantywispythinningmeagrepaltrypoorinadequateinsufficientsparsescantyscatteredOpposite abundantthick
   • ▪ (of the air or a substance in the air) not dense: "the thin cold air of the mountains" Similar rarefied
   • ▪ denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.
   • 4. (of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely: "thin soup" Similar waterywatered downweakdilutedilutedthinned downrunnysloppyslapOpposite thick
   • 5. lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate: "the evidence is rather thin" Similar insubstantialflimsyslightfeeblelamepoorweakshallowtenuousthreadbareinadequateinsufficientunconvincingunbelievableimplausibleOpposite meatyconvincing
   • ▪ (of a sound) faint and high-pitched: "a thin, reedy little voice" Similar weakfaintfeeblesmallsoftlowreedyhigh-pitchedOpposite strongloud
   • ▪ (of a smile) weak and forced.

   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 become less dense/numerousdecreasediminishdwindlelessenbecome less in numberdispersedissipatescatterprunecut backtrimtechnical:single
   • ▪ remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow: "thin out the rows of peas"
   • ▪ make or become more watery in consistency: "if the soup is too thick, add a little water to thin it down" Similar dilutewater downweaken
   • 2. make or become smaller in thickness: "their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend"
   • 3. hit (a ball) above its centre.

   Word Origin Old Englishthynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. thinnish adjective

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   What does thin mean?

   • THIN definition: 1. having a small distance between two opposite sides: 2. (of the body) with little flesh on the…. Learn more.

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   What is a thin wine?

   • a thin wine. lacking in chroma; of light tint. Photography. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure. in a thin manner. sparsely; not densely. Slice the ham thin. , thinned, thin·ning. to make thin or thinner (often followed by down, out, etc.). , thinned, thin·ning.

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   What does a thin voice mean?

   • A voice or sound that is thin is high-pitched and not very loud. Her thin voice rose high in complaint. If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.

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   How do you describe thin clothes?

   • Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold. Mrs Brown wrapped the thinly clad man in her coat. If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe.

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   • Thin: Japanese Translation

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     THIN translate: mỏng, gầy, loãng, mỏng, không thuyết phục,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     THIN translate: delgado, fino, magro, ar rarefeito, ralo,...

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   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. To thin something out is to make it lesser or weaker, like thinning out a sauce by adding water. You can also use this word figuratively. An argument that is not very convincing is thin.

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