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thin

thin

310 1.0
Having little body fat and a slim shape
  • adjective
  • /θɪn/
: delgado
  • You're already thin as a twig.
  • very thin
  • too thin
  • look thin

I lost a lot of weight, I became too thin, I became unhealthy.

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Examples

  • I looked around in time to see a thin, blond, curly-headed student come through the door.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • He looks a little thin, but considering what he's been through, he looks fine.

  • - Looking a bit thin, love!

  • - She is very thin and... -

  • I lost a lot of weight, I became too thin, I became unhealthy.

  • For women, it's about being nice and being thin and being likable.

  • The exhibit guide was a thin man with a narrow nose and thin lips.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • If you don't mind my saying so... ...I think you're too thin.

  • Lovey, as she was known to her best friends, was tall, thin, timid, and lonesome that winter.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The thin girl gracefully moved through the crowd, her slender frame easily catching everyone's attention.

Synonyms

skinny
vsthin
349 1.3

Very thin in a way that looks unhealthy

is neutral about health and appearance rather than negative judgement
lean
vsthin
140 2.5

Thin with little extra fat or money

is the plain term for low body fat without implying scarcity
slim
vsthin
91 1.0

Thin and with little body fat

is the neutral general word for low body fat without elegance
slender
vsthin
64 1.4

Thin and graceful in shape

is the basic word for low body fat without implying elegance
wiry
vsthin
18 4.8

A person or animal that is thin, strong, and has little fat

focuses on low body fat generally rather than muscular toughness
slight
vsthin
14 3.2

Thin and not strongly built

focuses on low body fat generally rather than smallness alone
razor-thin
vsthin
8 4.4

Very small in amount or size, often for close results

is the common body description without the sense of small margin use
skinny as a rail
vsthin
  • Informal
1 7.0

Very thin person with little or no fat

is the general word for low body fat without the extreme hint
twiggy
vsthin
1 6.0

Very thin in a way that looks like a small branch

is the standard description for low body fat without fragility
thinnish
vsthin
  • Informal
1 3.9

A little weak in taste, sound, or argument

is the direct term for clearly low body fat rather than partial reduction
thin-bodied
vsthin
1 4.5

An animal or object with a slim, narrow body

is the broad adjective for having little or no body fat
slim-bodied
vsthin
1 3.5

Having a thin, narrow body shape

is the more general term for having little or no body fat
1 4.6

Having a long thin body

is the general descriptor for low body fat without focusing on grace

Antonyms

fat
∞ 1.0

Having a lot of extra body weight

46 2.7

A little fat and rounded in a healthy, attractive way

Idioms

29 6.3

Disappear completely with no trace left

Suddenly with no clear reason, like magic

on thin ice
  • Informal
25 6.2

In danger of getting into trouble for something you did

14 3.3

In all situations, both good and bad, people stay loyal and support each other

thick and thin
  • Informal
14 3.7

To be loyal in good times and bad

To vanish suddenly with no trace

4 6.8

To take a risk that can get you in trouble

1 9.2

A period when someone has many problems

A fact stays true whatever way you look at it

Compounds

thin air
  • Informal
71 5.3

A place where something disappears suddenly and cannot be found

14 6.1

Feel upset easily when people criticize

8 3.9

Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper

8 4.4

Very small in amount or size, often for close results

4 2.1

A person who has very little body fat and looks underweight

3 3.7

Very flat with almost no height, like a sheet of paper

3 7.4

A symbol showing police protect society from disorder and stand together

1 3.8

Having a thin shell that is easily broken

Very thin and light, like a fine spider web

thin-leaved bilberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A small upright plant like a blueberry that grows in western US mountains and makes sour berries

9.9

An Australian eucalyptus tree with thin leaves and stringy bark

thin-shelled mussel
  • Specialized
7.4

A shellfish with a thin fragile shell that can be easily crushed

How Thin

emaciated
11 7.8
skinny
349 1.3
thin
310 1.0
slim
91 1.0
average
∞ 1.0
overweight
5 2.4

Surface Forms

thin positive
thinner comparative
thinnest superlative

Etymology

Thin comes from Old English thynne, 'not thick', and it was used for people with little body fat. So a thin person is slim or has a light, slender build.