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–adj.1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »
a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice on the pond is too thin for skating.
SYNONYM(S): narrow, slim, attenuated.6. like water; not like glue or syrup; not as thick as usual: »a thin soup, thin milk. The gravy is too thin.
7. not deep or strong: »a shrill, thin voice.
8. having little depth, fullness, or intensity: »a thin color, thin applause.
9. Figurative. a) without body; not strong of its kind; of low alcoholic strength; weak: »thin liquor.
b) not full or rich; meager: »a thin diet.
11. Photography. relatively transparent, usually as a result of being underexposed or underdeveloped: »a thin negative.
–adv.1. in a thin manner; thinly.2. Obsolete. in a poor or sparing manner.–v.t.1. to make thin or thinner: »Hunger had thinned her cheeks.
2. to make less crowded or close by removing individuals: »to thin a row of beets.
–v.i.1. to become thin or thinner: »The smoke clouds were thinning away (Rudyard Kipling).
2. a) (of a place) to become less full or crowded. b) (of a crowd) to become less numerous.–n.1. something which is thin: »The forms have tentatively been christened thins (New Scientist).
2. the thinnest part: »in the thin of things.
● ↑wear thin,╂[Old English thynne]–thin´ly, adverb.–thin´ness, noun.Synonym Study adjective.2 Thin, lean, gaunt mean having little flesh. Thin, neither favorable nor unfavorable in connotation, suggests lack of the normal or usual amount of flesh: »She has a thin face.
Lean, favorable in connotation, suggests lack of fat: »The Olympic swimmer is lean and tanned.
Gaunt, unfavorable in connotation, suggests a bony, starved, or worn look: »Gaunt, bearded men stumbled into camp.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
