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THIN definition: 1. having a small distance between two opposite sides: 2. (of the body) with little flesh on the…. Learn more.
1. a. : having little extent from one surface to its opposite. thin paper. b. : measuring little in cross section or diameter. thin rope. 2. : not dense in arrangement or distribution. thin hair. 3. : not well fleshed : lean. 4. a. : more fluid or rarefied than normal. thin air. b. : having less than the usual number : scanty.
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. (θɪn ) Word forms: comparative thinner , superlative thinnest , 3rd person singular present tense thins , present participle thinning , past tense, past participle thinned. 1. adjective A2. Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer.
having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal. Cut the vegetables into thin strips. A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall. The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil. Palm trees cast long, thin shadows on the lawn. He knew that the ice was too thin to risk crossing the river.
thin. (thĭn) adj.thin·ner, thin·nest. 1. a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book. b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire. 2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender. 3. a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau.
Thin can describe something that is narrow and slender, like a hair or a thread. It can also describe a layer of something that is not very thick, such as paper. To thin something out is to make it lesser or weaker, like thinning out a sauce by adding water.
THIN definition: 1. Something that is thin is smaller than usual between its opposite sides: 2. A thin person or…. Learn more.
thin meaning, definition, what is thin: if something is thin, there is only a sm...: Learn more.
adj. having a small distance from one surface to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. of small cross section in comparison with the length: a thin wire. having little flesh; lean; not fat: had become thin after her stay in the hospital. widely separated or scattered; sparse: thin vegetation; hair getting thin on top.
