thin

adjective

  1. 1

    not dense

    a thin beard

    trees were sparse

  2. 2

    lacking excess flesh

    you can't be too rich or too thin

    Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

  3. 3

    (of sound) lacking resonance or volume

    a thin feeble cry

  4. 4

    lacking substance or significance

    slight evidence

    a tenuous argument

  5. 5

    lacking spirit or sincere effort

    a thin smile

  6. 6

    of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

    thin wire

    a thin chiffon blouse

  7. 7

    relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

    air is thin at high altitudes

    a thin soup

  8. 8

    very narrow

    a thin line across the page

verb

  1. 1

    take off weight

  2. 2

    lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

    cut bourbon

  3. 3

    make thin or thinner

    Thin the solution

  4. 4

    lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Synonyms

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