skinniness
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈskɪnɪnəs/
- Many people struggle with societal pressures that glorify skinniness over health.
Examples
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Her skinniness made her self-conscious during the summer when everyone was wearing swimsuits.
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Orla, still so thin she had her legs crossed to cover up her skinniness, peeked along the line and said,
Fiction book (1999) -
Ascolino's skinniness did not help his speed.
Fiction book (1990) -
"There, I had done it again; I had said it as if they were still alive and were going to come in the door any minute and tease me about my skinniness."
Fiction book (2002) -
I will be in a strapless bridesmaid dress that highlights my skinniness, too.
Blog text (5) -
They also examine the reasons why skinniness became desirable for middle-class men long before it was valued by women.
Blog text (22) -
It seems that with my frightened eyes, my skinniness, and gloom, I'm simply unbearable.
Academic text (1999) -
Despite skinniness and poor clothes, Iakoju was clean and smelled of soap, earth, and something vaguely spicy.
Fiction book (1994) -
The fashion industry often promotes skinniness as the ideal body type, affecting how women perceive themselves.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who has very little body fat
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2.7
Being thin in a way that looks attractive
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3.4
Having little body fat and being thin
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8.4
A very thin appearance because of illness or not having enough food
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8.2
Being very thin with little body fat
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7.9
Being very thin with bones clearly showing, often from illness or lack of food
A very thin, weak body caused by illness or lack of food
A state of being very thin so that bones show clearly
A thin body with very little fat
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skinniness comes from the simple word skin, which originally came from an old Norse word for 'hide'. A helpful image is someone with only skin and little flesh, so skinniness means being very thin and having little flesh or body fat.