thin meaning and definition

THIN verb

Definition of thin (verb)

1. lose thickness; become thin or thinner
   • antonym: inspissate
2. make thin or thinner
   • "Thin the solution"
   • antonym: inspissate
3. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
   • "cut bourbon"
   • synonyms: cut, dilute, reduce, thin out
4. take off weight
   • synonyms: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down
   • antonym: gain

THIN adjective

Definition of thin (adjective)

1. 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: thick
2. lacking excess flesh
   • "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
   • synonyms: lean
   • antonym: fat
3. very narrow
   • "a thin line across the page"
   • synonyms: slender
4. not dense
   • "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
   • synonyms: sparse
5. 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: thick
6. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
   • "a thin feeble cry"
   • antonym: full
7. lacking spirit or sincere effort
   • "a thin smile"
8. lacking substance or significance
   • "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
   • synonyms: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous

THIN adverb

Definition of thin (adverb)

1. without viscosity
   • "the blood was flowing thin"
   • synonyms: thinly
   • antonym: thick