3 days ago · thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, …

thin adjective (NOT THICK) A2 having a small distance between two opposite sides: a thin book

3 days ago · Some common synonyms of thin are slender, slight, slim, and tenuous. While all these words mean "not thick, broad, abundant, or dense," thin implies comparatively little extension …

THIN definition: having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick. See examples of thin used in a sentence.

1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle. 2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin.

She's so thin yet she eats like a horse. She has an impossibly thin waist. The jacket hung loosely on his thin body. She's got a long, thin face. Runners come in all shapes and sizes - fat and thin, short and tall.

Jun 21, 2026 · thin (third-person singular simple present thins, present participle thinning, simple past and past participle thinned) (transitive) To make thin or thinner. quotations