Meaning & Definition of Thin in English
English⟶
Thin
/θɪn/
verb
1. Lose thickness
- Become thin or thinner
synonym:
- thin
2. Make thin or thinner
- "Thin the solution"
synonym:
- thin
3. Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- "Cut bourbon"
synonym:
- dilute,
- thin,
- thin out,
- reduce,
- cut
4. Take off weight
synonym:
- reduce,
- melt off,
- lose weight,
- slim,
- slenderize,
- thin,
- slim down
adjective
1. Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
- "Thin wire"
- "A thin chiffon blouse"
- "A thin book"
- "A thin layer of paint"
synonym:
- thin
2. Lacking excess flesh
- "You can't be too rich or too thin"
- "Yon cassius has a lean and hungry look"-shakespeare
synonym:
- thin,
- lean
3. Very narrow
- "A thin line across the page"
synonym:
- slender,
- thin
4. Not dense
- "A thin beard"
- "Trees were sparse"
synonym:
- sparse,
- thin
5. Relatively thin in consistency or low in density
- Not viscous
- "Air is thin at high altitudes"
- "A thin soup"
- "Skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"
- "Thin oil"
synonym:
- thin
6. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
- "A thin feeble cry"
synonym:
- thin
7. Lacking spirit or sincere effort
- "A thin smile"
synonym:
- thin
8. Lacking substance or significance
- "Slight evidence"
- "A tenuous argument"
- "A thin plot"
- A fragile claim to fame"
synonym:
- flimsy,
- fragile,
- slight,
- tenuous,
- thin
adverb
1. Without viscosity
- "The blood was flowing thin"
synonym:
- thinly,
- thin
Examples of using
Roll the dough out thin.
After sunset, a thin mist appeared over the field.
The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.