thin

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'θɪn/

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Adjective

Positive thin

Comparative thinner

Superlative thinnest

These flowers are thin.

1. If something is thin, there's a short distance from one side to the other.

   I can hear the people in the other room because the wall is thin.

   The man was very tall and thin as a stick.

2. If something is thin it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it.

   The soup is too thin. It needs more flavour.

   His hair is quite thin on top.

Synonyms

• narrow
• light

Antonyms

• thick
• wide
• fat
• heavy

Verb

Plain form thin

Third-person singular thins

Past tense thinned

Past participle thinned

Present participle thinning

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something thins, there is less of it.

   After the show, the crowd thinned out quickly and only a few people stayed.

   My hair started thinning when I was 25.

Related words

• thinner