1. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.
Synonyms
- vapourous
- fine
- depressed
- vaporous
- filamentous
- narrow
- slender
- threadlike
- capillary
- flat
- see-through
- light
- filiform
- thready
- papery
- tenuous
- bladed
- transparent
- filmy
- gossamer
- sleazy
- gauze-like
- wafer-thin
- thickness
- sheer
- cobwebby
- diaphanous
- paper thin
- filamentlike
- hairlike
- hyperfine
- compressed
- gauzy
- lean
- ribbony
Antonyms
- wide
- thinness
- enforce
- occupied
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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How do you pronounce thin?
Pronounce thin as θɪn.
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Example sentences of the word thin
1. Noun, singular or mass
Take your dad dating again as a chance to show that you'll be there through thick and thin.
2. Adjective
Place a saucer under the gardenia that has a thin layer of pebbles on the bottom.
Quotes containing the word thin
1. Hope is a very thin diet.
- Thomas Shadwell
2. I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times, and I can tell you that girl is genuine and funny with a great self-deprecating sense of humor.
- Rachael Ray
3. Given the scale of trauma caused by the genocide, Rwanda has indicated that however thin the hope of a community can be, a hero always emerges. Although no one can dare claim that it is now a perfect state, and that no more work is needed, Rwanda has risen from the ashes as a model or truth and reconciliation.
- Wole Soyinka
2. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] lacking excess flesh.
Synonyms
- lanky
- shrunken
- slim-waisted
- spindle-shanked
- skeletal
- gangly
- spare
- gangling
- reedy
- weedy
- stringy
- bony
- shrivelled
- slender
- slight
- svelte
- pinched
- reedlike
- skinny
- wisplike
- wispy
- underweight
- wizened
- haggard
- anorectic
- wizen
- slim
- twiglike
- emaciated
- hollow-eyed
- boney
- sunken-eyed
- spindly
- scraggy
- body weight
- trim
- rawboned
- wiry
- deep-eyed
- wasp-waisted
- ectomorphic
- anorexic
- cadaverous
- withered
- gaunt
- scrawny
- slender-waisted
- spindle-legged
- scarecrowish
- lank
- twiggy
- shriveled
- lean
Antonyms
- fat
- mesomorphic
- hypertrophied
- short
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] very narrow.
Synonyms
- slender
Antonyms
- boneless
- wet
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. thin
verb. ['ˈθɪn'] lose thickness; become thin or thinner.
Synonyms
- turn
Antonyms
- noncausative
- even
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] not dense.
Synonyms
- sparse
Antonyms
- valuable
- found
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous.
Synonyms
- eubstance
- rarified
- rare
- body
- thickness
- rarefied
- consistency
- tenuous
Antonyms
- thinness
- quiet
- tender
- substantial
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. thin
verb. ['ˈθɪn'] take off weight.
Synonyms
- slenderize
- melt off
- sweat off
- change state
- slim
- slim down
- reduce
- turn
Antonyms
- big
- large
- much
- more
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. thin
verb. ['ˈθɪn'] lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
Synonyms
- water down
- cut
- thin out
- reduce
- weaken
Antonyms
- naive
- rich
- low
- unconstricted
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame".
Synonyms
- flimsy
- unimportant
- fragile
- slight
- tenuous
Antonyms
- necessary
- ample
- adorned
- act
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. thin
adjective. ['ˈθɪn'] (of sound) lacking resonance or volume.
Antonyms
- increased
Etymology
- thin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- þynne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))