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Meaning of 'thin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thin [ adv.]
- Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
2 . Thin [ superl.]
- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
- Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
- Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
- Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
- Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
- Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
3 . Thin [ v. i.]
- To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
4 . Thin [ v. t.]
- To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Meaning of 'thin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Example in sentence:
  • cut bourbon
Meaning (2):
- make thin or thinner
Example in sentence:
  • Thin the solution
3 . thin [ a]
Meaning (3):
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Example in sentence:
  • a thin book;
  • a thin chiffon blouse;
  • a thin layer of paint;
  • thin wire
Meaning (4):
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
Example in sentence:
  • a thin feeble cry
Meaning (5):
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
Example in sentence:
  • a thin soup;
  • air is thin at high altitudes;
  • skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk;
  • thin oil
Meaning (6):
- lacking excess flesh
Example in sentence:
  • Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
  • you can't be too rich or too thin
7 . thin [ r]
Meaning (7):
- without viscosity
Example in sentence:
  • the blood was flowing thin
8 . thin [ s]
Meaning (8):
- lacking substance or significance
Example in sentence:
  • a fragile claim to fame;
  • a tenuous argument;
  • a thin plot;
  • slight evidence
Meaning (9):
- not dense
Example in sentence:
  • a thin beard;
  • trees were sparse
Meaning (10):
- very narrow
Example in sentence:
  • a thin line across the page
Meaning (11):
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
Example in sentence:
  • a thin smile

Nearby Words:

thialdine thialol thibet cloth thibetan thibetian thible thick thick wind thick-headed thick-knee

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