Definition of Thin

Adjective: thin (thinner,thinnest)  thin

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"
    
2. Lacking excess flesh
   "you can't be too rich or too thin";
   - lean, meager [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Very narrow
   "a thin line across the page";
   - slender, slimline
    
4. Not dense
   "a thin beard";
   - sparse
    
5. Flowing easily 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"
    
6. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
   "a thin feeble cry"
    
7. Lacking spirit or sincere effort
   "a thin smile"
    
8. Lacking substance or significance
   "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame";
   - flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous

Verb: thin (thinned,thinning)  thin

1. Lose thickness; become thin or thinner
    
2. Make thin or thinner
   "Thin the solution"
    
3. Lessen the strength or flavour of a solution or mixture
   - dilute, thin out, reduce, cut
    
4. Take off weight
   - reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, slim down, slenderise [Brit]

Adverb: thin  thin

1. Without viscosity
   "the blood was flowing thin";
   - thinly

See also:
thimerosals
thinclad

Anagrams containing the word thin

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