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, richness, or …

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

thin adjective (FEW) having only a small number of people or a small amount of something:

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.

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adv. in a thin manner. sparsely; not densely. so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin. v.t. to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down, out, etc.). v.i. to become thin or thinner; become reduced or …

Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer. James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.

thin definition: having little thickness from one surface to another. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "thin ice", "rail thin", "thin air".

Thin describes people, or something that has a short distance through it from one side to the other. Thin is also used of things that are not as thick as you expect.

• It was fashioned from dark green plastic, wafer thin, yet of considerable weight. thin arms/legs/lips etc • She hurried them away from their anchorage and stripped them down her thin legs.