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Thin

adjective

(compar. thinner; superl. thinnest)

1.

Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section. "A thin chiffon blouse" , "A thin book" , "A thin layer of paint"

2.

Lacking excess flesh. Synonym: lean. "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"

3.

Very narrow. Synonym: slender.

4.

Not dense. Synonym: sparse. "Trees were sparse"

5.

Relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous. "A thin soup" , "Skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk" , "Thin oil"

6.

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume.

7.

Lacking spirit or sincere effort.

8.

Lacking substance or significance. Synonyms: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous. "A tenuous argument" , "A thin plot" , "A fragile claim to fame"

verb

(past & past part. thinned; pres. part. thinning)

1.

Lose thickness; become thin or thinner.

2.

Make thin or thinner.

3.

Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture. Synonyms: cut, dilute, reduce, thin out.

4.

Take off weight. Synonyms: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down.

adverb

1.

Without viscosity. Synonym: thinly.

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"Thin" Quotes from Famous Books

... height. Prominent among its factors is the use of mosaic, the influence of which spread insidiously through its whole system, until in the later work the cornices and entablatures of classic design withered into long thin lines of moulding; projections which disturbed the effect of color by the shadows they cast were discarded; voussoirs disappeared under a mosaic veil; surfaces resolved themselves into broad expanses ...

— The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 03, March 1895 - The Cloister at Monreale, Near Palermo, Sicily • Various

... full of the deep remorse natural to a good man of his persuasion, who devoutly believed the doctrines of the Catholic Church. "Ay," said he, gazing on the pallid corpse, from which the spirit had parted so placidly as to leave a smile upon the thin blue lips, which had been so long wasted by decay that they had parted with the last breath of animation without the slightest convulsive tremor—"Ay," said Father Eustace, "there lies the faded tree, and, as it fell, so it lies—awful thought ...

— The Monastery • Sir Walter Scott

... the heart of the town, and her exact social status could have been nicely determined by the glances of disfavor she received from certain thin-nosed, pursed-lipped matrons of Hambleton whom she passed en route. She could pretend to ignore these glances, and she did, but they aroused a fierce resentment in her breast and hardened a resolution already half formed—she was sick of this place, she was sick of these people, she was sick ...

— The Monk of Hambleton • Armstrong Livingston

... a very broad breast, a very thin body, and a very long tail: such as you and I used to make ...

— The Cliff Climbers - A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" • Captain Mayne Reid

... pursued him after death. During some public procession in front of Trinity College, a number of undergraduates climbed on the statue, with the result that the thin metal of the poet's head was flattened or crushed in, requiring for its readjustment very skilful restorative treatment. The Editor is indebted for this item of information to the kindness of Mr. Percy Fitzgerald, who was present at the ...

— The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith • Oliver Goldsmith

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