Definitions for Thin

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Thin thin

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IPA: /θɪn/

Thin is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in Thin (hint).

Definitions for Thin

adverb

1. in a thin manner.
2. sparsely; not densely.
3. so as to produce something thin:

adjective

1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick:
2. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender:
3. having little flesh; spare; lean:
4. composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse:
5. scant; not abundant or plentiful.
6. of relatively slight consistency or viscosity:
7. rarefied, as air.
8. without solidity or substance; flimsy:
9. lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill:
10. without force or a sincere effort:
11. lacking body, richness, or strength:
12. lacking in chroma; of light tint.
13. Photography. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure.

verb (used with object)

1. to make thin or thinner (often followed by down, out, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often followed by down, out, off, etc.):

Origin of Thin

before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thyn(ne), Old English thynne; cognate with Dutch dun, German dünn, Old Norse thunnr; (v.) Middle English thynnen, Old English thynnian, derivative o

Examples for Thin

His voice was thin, but it kept that line of hands high above their heads.

Sweat poured from underneath his helmet and down the thin points of his sandy blond hair.

"Rose campion," she said, parting the stems with her long, thin fingers.

The thin examiner held the high office of deacon of the church.

They were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault.

Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.

Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.

She was thin, thinner than ever, and stiff as if she had withered.

He took it up and tried to read, but the print swam into thin, black smudges.

“I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.