paper-thin
8
3.9
- adjective
- /ˈpeɪpərˌθɪn/
:
delgadísimo
- With a paper-thin slice of ham, the sandwich became surprisingly delicate.
- paper-thin slice
- paper-thin walls
- paper-thin skin
And then Keith, mind you again, it is like midnight and the walls are paper thin.
- And then Keith, mind you again, it is like midnight and the walls are paper thin.
- And what we can do is dip, dip some other ingredients into it and it will be coated with a very paper thin shell of sugar.
- Oh, I think that's because the difference between platonic love and romantic love is almost paper thin really.
- Wrapping the flesh in paper thin prosciutto to keep to keep it from falling apart.
Examples
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These walls are paper thin.
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Those walls are paper-thin, and he could hear everything.
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You know these walls are paper-thin?
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Her mother's rooms were paper-thin, decorated, and orderly.
Fiction book (1995) -
These walls are paper-thin.
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Their broad, paper-thin leaves rippled in the breeze like the roofs of giant tents.
Fiction book (1998) -
The walls in the apartment were so paper-thin that she could hear every word her neighbors said.
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He carefully placed the paper-thin fabric on the table, afraid it might tear.
Synonyms
420
1.0
Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice
188
3.8
Easily broken and needing gentle care
57
1.4
Thin and graceful in shape
7
4.4
Very small in amount or size, often for close results
7
3.8
Thin and light in form, like a small person or light cloth
4
9.6
Very light, delicate material that is almost transparent
4
8.0
Very thin and weak, like a light mist
2
4.8
Thin and like paper in feel or look
1
3.7
Very flat with almost no height, like a sheet of paper
1
4.4
Extremely thin in shape or size
Very thin and light, like a fine spider web
Thin and light like tissue paper
Antonyms
How Thin
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3.9
420
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paper-thin comes from joining paper and thin; imagine something as thin or delicate as a sheet of paper. So it is used for things that are physically very thin and also for things like 'patience' that are 'fragile' or 'easily broken'.