Thin

Thin Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d["u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched out, ? stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. ?enian to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. ?enja, Goth. ?anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere to hold, Gr. ? to stretch, Skr. tan. [root]51 & 237. Cf. {Attenuate}, {Dance}, {Tempt}, {Tenable}, {Tend} to move, {Tenous}, {Thunder}, {Tone}.] 1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering. [1913 Webster]

2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

In the day, when the air is more thin. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Satan, bowing low His gray dissimulation, disappeared, Into thin air diffused. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin. [1913 Webster]

Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. [1913 Webster]

Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind. --Gen. xli. 6. [1913 Webster]

5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease. [1913 Webster]

6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full. [1913 Webster]

Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise. [1913 Webster]

My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Note: Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped, thin-peopled, thin-shelled, and the like. [1913 Webster]

{Thin section}. See under {Section}. [1913 Webster]

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Not thick (in measure), Make thin / Slender, slim, meagre, lean, poor, gaunt, scraggy, skinny, lank, scrawny, shrunk, emaciated, Rarefy, attenuate, dilute, make less dense / Meagre, poor, slender, not well-grown / Fine, slender, small, tenuous, delicate, thread-like, fine-spun / Rare, subtile, attenuated, dilute, tenuous / Sparse, scanty / Slight, flimsy, light, gossamery, delicate, unsubstantial / Small, fine, faint, low, feeble, slight, light

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thin´ly — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o … Useful english dictionary
thin — [θɪn] adjective JOURNALISM if trading on a financial market is thin, there is not much activity: • Trade was thin in the currency markets yesterday, heading into a Japanese long weekend. * * * thin UK US /θɪn/ adjective (thinner, thinnest) ►… … Financial and business terms
thin — [thin] adj. thinner, thinnest [ME thinne < OE thynne, akin to Ger dünn < IE * tenu , thin < base * ten , to stretch > L tenuis, thin, tenere, to hold, tendere & Gr teinein, to stretch] 1. having relatively little depth; of little… … English World dictionary
Thin — may refer to:* Thin client, computer in client server architecture networks * Thin film, material layer of about 1 µm thickness * Thin film memory, high speed variation of core memory developed by Sperry Rand in a government funded research… … Wikipedia
Thin — Photo bienvenue Merci Caractéristiques Longueur 22,1 km Bassin 93,5 km2 Bassin collecteur Meuse Débit moyen 1,33 m3 … Wikipédia en Français
thin — [adj1] fine, light, slender attenuate, attenuated, beanpole*, beanstalk*, bony*, cadaverous, delicate, emaciated, ethereal, featherweight, fragile, gangling, gangly, gaunt, haggard, lank, lanky, lean, lightweight, meager, narrow, peaked, pinched … New thesaurus
thin — ► ADJECTIVE (thinner, thinnest) 1) having opposite surfaces or sides close together. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of light material. 3) having little flesh or fat on the body. 4) having few parts or members relative to the area covered or… … English terms dictionary
thin — vb Thin, attenuate, extenuate, dilute, rarefy. Thin is the most inclusive of these terms and is interchangeable with any of the others, though not without some loss of precision or of specific connotations. Basically it implies reduction in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thin — O.E. þynne narrow, lean, scanty, from P.Gmc. *thunnuz, *thunw (Cf. W.Fris. ten, M.L.G. dunne, Du. dun, O.H.G. dunni, Ger. dünn, O.N. þunnr), from PIE *tnus , *tnwi , from weak grade of root *ten stretch (Cf. L. tenuis … Etymology dictionary
Thin — Thin, adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin. [1913 Webster] Spain is thin sown of people. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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