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English Dictionary: thin	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for thin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thin adv without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: thinly, thin] Antonym(s): thick, thickly adj of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" Antonym(s): thick lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare Synonym(s): thin, lean Antonym(s): fat very narrow; "a thin line across the page" Synonym(s): slender, thin not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" Synonym(s): sparse, thin relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" Antonym(s): thick (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" Antonym(s): full lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" Synonym(s): flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin v lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: inspissate, thicken] make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" Antonym(s): inspissate, thicken lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" Synonym(s): dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut take off weight Synonym(s): reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down Antonym(s): gain, put on
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thin \Thin\, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[81]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. [?] (in comp.) stretched out, [?] stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. [?]enian to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. [?]enja, Goth. [?]anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere to hold, Gr. [?] to stretch, Skr. tan. [fb]51 & 237. Cf. {Attenuate}, {Dance}, {Tempt}, {Tenable}, {Tend} to move, {Tenous}, {Thunder}, {Tone}.] 1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering. 2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. --Shak. In the day, when the air is more thin. --Bacon. Satan, bowing low His gray dissimulation, disappeared, Into thin air diffused. --Milton. 3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin. Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. --Addison. 4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind. --Gen. xli. 6. 5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease. 6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full. Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. --Dryden. 7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise. My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. --Chaucer. Note: Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped, thin-peopled, thin-shelled, and the like. {Thin section}. See under {Section}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thin \Thin\, v. i. To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thin \Thin\, adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin. Spain is thin sown of people. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thin \Thin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thinning}.] [Cf. AS. ge[thorn]ynnian.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).