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- DictionaryThin/THin/
adjective
- 1. having opposite surfaces or sides close together; of little thickness or depth: "thin slices of bread"
- 2. (of a person) having little, or too little, flesh or fat on their body: "she was painfully thin"
adverb
- 1. with little thickness or depth: "cut it as thin as possible"
verb
- 1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous: "the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks"
- 2. make or become smaller in width or thickness: "their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend"
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.
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man. Synonyms: scrawny, lank, skinny, slender, slim.
THIN definition: 1. having a small distance between two opposite sides: 2. (of the body) with little flesh on the…. Learn more.
thin. (thĭn) adj.thin·ner, thin·nest. 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.
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.
Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. ...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper. A thin layer of topsoil was swept away. Peel and thinly slice the onion.
Thin definition: Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
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.
THIN meaning: 1. Something that is thin is smaller than usual between its opposite sides: 2. A thin person or…. Learn more.
Definition of thin adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
