thin

English

/ˈθɪn/

adj
Definitions
  • Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
  • Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
  • Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
  • Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
  • Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
  • (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
  • Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
  • Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thinne inherited from Old English þynne inherited from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (thin) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (thin).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ténh₂us

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