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English adjective: thin | |||
| 1. | thin of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section | ||
| Samples | Thin wire. A thin chiffon blouse. A thin book. A thin layer of paint. | ||
| Similar | bladed, capillary, cobwebby, compressed, depressed, diaphanous, filamentlike, filamentous, filiform, filmy, fine, flat, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, hairlike, hyperfine, light, paper thin, papery, ribbonlike, ribbony, see-through, sheer, sleazy, slender, tenuous, threadlike, thready, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, wafer-thin | ||
| See also | lean, narrow, thin | ||
| Attribute | thickness | ||
| Antonyms | thick | ||
| 2. | thin lacking excess flesh | ||
| Samples | You can't be too rich or too thin. Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look. | ||
| Synonyms | lean | ||
| Similar | anorectic, anorexic, boney, bony, cadaverous, deep-eyed, emaciated, gangling, gangly, gaunt, haggard, hollow-eyed, lank, lanky, pinched, rawboned, reedlike, reedy, scarecrowish, scraggy, scrawny, shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, skeletal, skinny, slender, slender-waisted, slight, slim, slim-waisted, spare, spindle-legged, spindle-shanked, spindly, stringy, sunken-eyed, svelte, trim, twiggy, twiglike, underweight, wasp-waisted, wasted, weedy, wiry, wisplike, wispy, withered, wizen, wizened | ||
| See also | ectomorphic, thin | ||
| Attribute | body weight | ||
| Antonyms | fat | ||
| 3. | thin very narrow | ||
| Samples | A thin line across the page. | ||
| Synonyms | slender | ||
| Similar | narrow | ||
| Antonyms | broad, wide | ||
| 4. | thin not dense | ||
| Samples | A thin beard. Trees were sparse. | ||
| Synonyms | sparse | ||
| Similar | distributed | ||
| Antonyms | concentrated | ||
| 5. | thin relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous | ||
| Samples | Air is thin at high altitudes. A thin soup. Skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk. Thin oil. | ||
| Similar | rare, rarefied, rarified, tenuous | ||
| Attribute | body, consistence, consistency, eubstance, thickness | ||
| Antonyms | thick | ||
| 6. | thin (of sound) lacking resonance or volume | ||
| Samples | A thin feeble cry. | ||
| Similar | pale | ||
| Antonyms | full | ||
| 7. | thin lacking spirit or sincere effort | ||
| Samples | A thin smile. | ||
| Similar | spiritless | ||
| Antonyms | spirited | ||
| 8. | thin lacking substance or significance | ||
| Samples | Slight evidence. A tenuous argument. A thin plot. A fragile claim to fame. | ||
| Synonyms | flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous | ||
| Similar | insignificant, unimportant | ||
| Antonyms | significant, important | ||
English adverb: thin | |||
| 1. | thin without viscosity | ||
| Samples | The blood was flowing thin. | ||
| Synonyms | thinly | ||
| Antonyms | thick, thickly | ||
English verb: thin | |||
| 1. | thin (change) lose thickness; become thin or thinner | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Antonyms | thicken, inspissate | ||
| 2. | thin (change) make thin or thinner | ||
| Samples | Thin the solution. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | draw | ||
| Cause | thin | ||
| Antonyms | thicken, inspissate | ||
| 3. | thin (change) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | ||
| Samples | Cut bourbon. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, dilute, reduce, thin out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | water down | ||
| 4. | thin (body) take off weight | ||
| Synonyms | lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sweat off | ||
| Antonyms | gain, put on | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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