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   Thin·ness

   /ˈTHi(n)nəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of having opposite surfaces or sides close together: "the thinness of the paper"
   • ▪ the quality of being made of light material: "the thinness of the clothes"
   • 2. the state or quality of having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body: "the pitiful thinness of his body"
   • 3. the state of having few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled: "the thinness of the population"
   • ▪ the quality of air containing less oxygen than normal: "the thinness of the atmosphere at such extreme altitudes"
   • 4. the quality of a liquid substance not containing much solid: "the thinness of the paint"
   • 5. lack of substance or quality; weakness: "there's enough action to camouflage the thinness of the plot"

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