thin
adjective (NOT THICK) /θɪn/ (thinner, thinnest)Definition
A2 having a small distance between two opposite sides: a thin book thin black lines a thin jacket (= made from thin material)Thin and fineNarrow and thin thinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U] › the thinness of his hair The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Small in number and quantityThin or slender (of people)Not fit and healthyNarrow and thin
(Definition of thin adjective (NOT THICK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- elongated adjective
- fine adjective (THIN)
- finely adverb (THINLY)
- fineness noun (THIN QUALITY)
- hairline adjective
- knife-edge adjective (SHARP)
- lean adjective (NO FAT)
- narrow adjective (SMALL WIDTH)
- paper-thin adjective
- papery adjective
- pencil-thin adjective
- razor-thin adjective
- sheer adjective (THIN)
- slender adjective
- slim adjective
- slimline adjective
- thinly adverb (NOT THICK)
- wafer-thin adjective
- waisted adjective
- wasp-waisted adjective
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Thin and fine
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