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unthickened

unthickened

4.9
Thin and still runny, like soup or paint
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈθɪkənd/
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  • The carpenter decided to use unthickened glue for a stronger bond between the materials.
  • unthickened epoxy

Examples

  • This combination allowed only 66 percent of the Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) flow volumes to be sent through the centrifuge; however, a continuation of deliveries of the unthickened liquid to the farm program was necessary, although at reduced volume.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The painter preferred to work with unthickened paint, as it created a smoother finish.

  • For this recipe, you need to add unthickened broth to enhance the flavor of the soup.

Synonyms

uncongealed
vsunthickened
8.2

Still liquid and not solid

refers specifically to remaining thin or fluid rather than becoming denser

Antonyms

thickened
2.7

Not runny after adding something like flour to a sauce

How Thick

viscous
11 6.1
thick
585 1.0
unthickened
4.9
thin
420 1.0
runny
34 1.0

Surface Forms

unthickened positive

Morphology

unthickened = thickened (transparent) = un + thick + en + ed

The word is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'thickened' (thick + -en + -ed), so the meaning 'not made thicker' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word unthickened is easy to remember because the prefix un- means 'not', as in unhappy, and thick means 'not thin'. So unthickened means 'not made thicker' and describes something that stays thin or fluid.