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thin adj (thinner, thinnest) 1 having a relatively short distance between opposite sides. 2 having a relatively small diameter • thin string. 3 said of a line or handwriting, etc: narrow or fine. 4 said of people or animals: not fat; lean. 5 said of liquids: containing very little solid matter. 6 set far apart; sparse • thin hair. 7 having a very low oxygen content • thin air. 8 weak; lacking in body • thin blood. 9 not convincing or believable • a thin disguise. 10 colloq difficult; uncomfortable; unpleasant • have a thin time of it. adverb thinly. verb (thinned, thinning) tr & intr (often thin out) to make or become thin, thinner, sparser or less dense. thinly adverb. thinness noun. thin on the ground rare; few in number.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon thynne.