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- Dictionarythinness/ˈθɪnnəs/
noun
- 1. the state or quality of having opposite surfaces or sides close together: "the thinness of the paper"
- 2. the state or quality of having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body: "the pitiful thinness of his body"
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thinness noun [U] (NOT MUCH) the quality of having only a small number of people or a small amount of something: The thinness of the audience doesn't do justice to the quality of the show. the thinness of his hair. More examples. Fewer examples.
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.
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. b.
(sometimes disapproving) the fact of not having much fat or muscle on your body. the dangerous appeal of extreme thinness, fashionable among film stars. the fact of air containing less oxygen than normal. the thinness of the atmosphere/air. the poor quality of something; lack of an important quality in something.
Definitions of thinness. noun. relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width. “the thinness of a rope”. synonyms: slenderness, tenuity. see more. noun. the property of being very narrow or thin. synonyms: fineness.
having a small distance between two opposite sides: a thin book. thin black lines. a thin jacket (= made from thin material) Fewer examples. Flatten the pastry into a thin disc with your hands. There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water. Dictionaries are usually printed on thin paper.
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man. Synonyms: scrawny, lank, skinny, slender, slim. composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse:
If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous. Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform.
Thinness Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The state of being thin. Wiktionary. Synonyms: slenderness. tenuity. fineness. sparsity. spareness. sparseness. leanness. delicacy. shallowness. slimness. scantiness. rarity. meagerness. incompactness. inadequacy. Antonyms: thickness.
Synonyms for THINNESS: slimness, slenderness, leanness, svelteness, trimness, reediness, skinniness, fitness; Antonyms of THINNESS: fatness, obesity, weight, fat, rotundity, corpulence, plumpness, grossness.
