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thin

/ thin /
adjective/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume
"a thin feeble cry"
Similar:
pale
Opposites:
full
verb Sense 2
make thin or thinner
"Thin the solution"
Opposites:
thicken inspissate
Type of:
reduce cut down cut back
Kinds of:
draw
Derived:
dilutant diluent thinner
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Opposites:
thicken inspissate
Type of:
change state turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective Sense 4
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"
Similar:
tenuous rare rarefied rarified
Opposites:
thick
adjective Sense 5
lacking excess flesh
"you can''t be too rich or too thin"
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare"
Similar:
anorexic anorectic bony cadaverous emaciated gaunt haggard pinched
Opposites:
fat
See also:
ectomorphic
adjective Sense 6
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"
Similar:
bladed capillary hairlike compressed flat depressed diaphanous filmy
Opposites:
thick
See also:
narrow lean
adjective satellite Sense 7
lacking spirit or sincere effort
"a thin smile"
Similar:
spiritless
adjective satellite Sense 8
very narrow
"a thin line across the page"
Similar:
narrow
adverb Sense 9
without viscosity
"the blood was flowing thin"
Opposites:
thickly thick
adjective satellite Sense 10
not dense
"a thin beard"
"trees were sparse"
Similar:
distributed
verb Sense 11
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
"cut bourbon"
Type of:
weaken
Kinds of:
water down
Derived:
cutting thinning dilutant diluent thinner
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 12
having little substance or significance
"a flimsy excuse"
"slight evidence"
"a tenuous argument"
"a thin plot"
Similar:
weak
verb Sense 13
take off weight
Opposites:
gain put on
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
sweat off
Derived:
reducing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
25
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

pale full reduce cut down cut back draw thicken inspissate change state turn tenuous rare