Thin

Adjective

 * 1) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
 * thin plate of metal
 * thin paper
 * thin board
 * thin covering
 * 1) Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
 * thin wire
 * thin string
 * 1) Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
 * thin person
 * 1) Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
 * 2) Scarce.
 * 3) Overly strict.
 * 4)  Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

Synonyms

 * reedy
 * slender
 * slim
 * skinny
 * waifish
 * fine
 * lightweight
 * narrow
 * svelte
 * See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Antonyms

 * thick

Noun

 * 1)  a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

Verb

 * 1)  To make thin or thinner
 * 2)  To become thin or thinner
 * 3) To dilute
 * 4) To remove some plants in order to improve the growth of those remaining

Derived terms

 * thin out

Adverbs for Thin
astonishingly; extremely; excessively; tenuously; pathetically; insecurely; alarmingly; dangerously; palpably; flimsily; unsatisfactorily; terribly; sufficiently; extraordinarily; expensively; dreadfully; incredibly; conveniently.

Thesaurus
Lenten, Sanforize, Sanforized, Spartan, a bit thick, a bit thin, abate, abrade, abstemious, abstract, absurd, acute, adulterate, adulterated, airy, ankle-deep, argute, ascetic, atomic, attenuate, attenuated, austere, backset, baptize, bate, beyond belief, blow off, bony, boyish, cadaverous, cast forth, cheeseparing, chiffon, chinchy, chintzy, clear, clear as crystal, clear away, colliquate, consume, consumed, corky, corpuscular, creaky, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, cultivate, culture, cursory, curtail, cut, cut down, dainty, dead, decoagulate, decoct, decrease, deduct, deficient, delicate, deliquesce, delve, depreciate, depthless, derogate, detract, diaphane, diaphanous, diffuse, dig, dilute, diluted, diminish, disparage, dispel, dispersed, dissipate, dissolve, doubtable, doubtful, drain, draw out, dress, dried-up, drive away, dry up, dubious, dubitable, dwarfed, dwarfish, ear-piercing, eat away, emacerate, emacerated, emaciate, emaciated, embryonic, epidermal, erode, ethereal, etherealize, evanescent, evaporate, exiguous, expand, extenuate, extract, fade, fallow, feeble, fertilize, file away, filmy, fine, finespun, flat, flavorless, flimsy, fluidify, fluidize, flux, force, fragile, frail, frugal, fuse, gangling, gaseous, gaunt, gauzy, germinal, girlish, gossamer, gossamery, gracile, granular, gruelly, half-starved, hard of belief, hard to believe, harrow, high, high-pitched, hoe, hold in solution, howling, impair, impalpable, imperceptible, implausible, imponderable, impoverished, improbable, inadequate, inane, inappreciable, inconceivable, incredible, indifferent, indiscernible, infinitesimal, infrequent, infuse, insipid, insubstantial, insufficient, intangible, invisible, irrigate, jejune, keen, keening, knee-deep, lacy, lame, lank, lanky, leach, lean, lessen, light, light-pervious, limited, limpid, liquefy, liquesce, liquidize, list, lixiviate, lucid, macerate, meager, meagerly, mean, melt, melt down, microcosmic, microscopic, mild, milk-and-water, miserly, misty, molecular, mulch, narrow, niggardly, nonopaque, not deep, not deserving belief, on the surface, open to doubt, open to suspicion, paltry, papery, pappy, parch, parched, parsimonious, passing belief, peekaboo, pellucid, penetrating, percolate, piddling, piercing, pinched, piping, plow, poor, preposterous, preshrink, preshrunk, problematic, prune, pulpy, puny, purify, questionable, rake, rare, rarefied, rarefy, reduce, reedy, refine, refined, remove, retrench, revealing, ridiculous, rub away, run, sapless, savorless, scant, scantily, scanty, scarce, scattered, scraggy, scrawny, screaky, screeching, screechy, scrimp, scrimping, scrimpy, sear, see-through, seldom met with, seldom seen, shallow, shallow-rooted, sharp, sharpen, sheer, shoal, shorten, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, shrink, shrivel, shriveled, shriveled up, shrunk, shrunken, silken, silky, skeletal, skimp, skimping, skimpy, skin-deep, skinny, slender, slenderish, slight, slight-made, slim, slimmish, slinky, small, solubilize, solve, spade, spare, sparing, sparingly, sparse, sparsely, spiceless, spindly, spotty, sprinkled, squeaking, squeaky, staggering belief, stale, starvation, stingy, stinted, straitened, stunted, subatomic, subduct, subsistence, subtile, subtilize, subtle, subtract, superficial, surface, suspect, suspicious, svelte, sylphlike, take away, take from, tall, tasteless, tenuous, thaw, thick, thin, thin away, thin down, thin out, thin-bodied, thin-set, thin-spun, thinned, thinned-out, thinnish, threadlike, tight, till, till the soil, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, treble, trim, trivial, twiggy, ultramicroscopic, ululant, unbelievable, unclot, unclouded, uncommon, uncompact, uncompressed, unconvincing, underfed, undernourished, undersized, underweight, unearthly, unflavored, ungodly, unimaginable, unimportant, unnourishing, unnutritious, unprofound, unsatisfying, unsavory, unseeable, unsubstantial, untenable, unthinkable, unusual, unworthy of belief, vague, vapid, vaporous, volatilize, wailing, washy, wasp-waisted, waste, waste away, wasted, wasted away, water, water down, watered, watered-down, waterish, watery, weak, weaken, wear away, weazen, weazened, weed, weed out, whining, whistling, willowy, windy, wiredrawn, wishy-washy, wispy, withdraw, wither, withered, wizen, wizen-faced, wizened, work, worthless

Etymology
thin: from þynne:, from, (compare ), from , from.

Adjective

 * Arabic: رفيع, رقيق
 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: тонкі
 * Chamicuro:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Cornish:, tanow
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: (thing); hoikka, solakka, laiha (creature)
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Middle High German:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,


 * Korean: 얇은, 얇다
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani:, ته‌نک
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Manx: thanney
 * Old English:
 * Old High German: dunni
 * Old Norse: þunnr
 * Polish: wąski, cienki
 * Portuguese: (of objects),  (''of people or animals)
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, (of a man or animal) , тощий
 * Spanish: fino (objects), delgado (people)
 * Swedish: (person or animal),  (person or animal), ,
 * Telugu: సన్నని
 * Tswana:
 * Ukrainian: тонкий
 * Urdu: پتلا


 * Armenian: ջրիկ
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:, 稀な
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani:


 * Macedonian: редок
 * Polish: rzadki
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: lom


 * Armenian:
 * Finnish: niukka, harva, vähälukuinen
 * Japanese:


 * Macedonian: редок
 * Polish: rzadki
 * Telugu: అరుదు


 * Telugu: ఖచ్చితము


 * Japanese: シャンクした


 * : moan
 * : dun, smal, slank, ijl (for air)
 * : mince
 * : dina
 * : kurus (of persons, etc.), tipis (of books, etc.)
 * : tenue (slender); magre (lean); rar (as of hair)


 * : 얇은 (yalbeun)
 * : tênue (slender); ralo, rala  (as of hair)
 * : caol, gann (of hair)
 * : delgado, flaco
 * : tunn
 * : పలుచని (paluchani)

Derived terms

 * into thin air
 * thin air
 * thin as a rake


 * thick and thin
 * thin-skinned
 * wear thin

Verb

 * Finnish:
 * Japanese:


 * Macedonian: истенчува, тенчи
 * Telugu: సాగగొట్టు


 * Finnish: ,
 * Japanese: 痩せる
 * Macedonian: ослабува, слабее, се истенчува, се тенчи


 * Telugu: సన్నబడు


 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, laimentua
 * Japanese: 薄める
 * Macedonian: разредува


 * Polish: rozcieńczyć, rozrzedzić
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: పలుచన చేయు


 * Finnish: harventaa


 * Polish: przerzedzić

Anagrams

 * hint

Determiner

 * 1) thy, your singular
 * 2) thine, yours

Etymology
From.

Descendants

 * Middle Dutch:

Determiner

 * 1) thy, your singular
 * 2) thine, yours

Etymology
From.