Thin Definition
thĭn
thinned, thinner, thinnest, thinning, thins
adjective
thinner, thinnest
Having relatively little depth; of little extent from one surface or side to the opposite.
Thin paper.
Webster's New World
Having relatively small diameter in relation to length.
Thin thread.
Webster's New World
Not great in diameter or cross section; fine.
Thin wire.
American Heritage
Having little fat or flesh; lean; gaunt; slender.
Webster's New World
Having the constituent elements small in number and not close together.
Webster's New World
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adverb
In a thin way.
Webster's New World
So as to be thin.
Cut the cheese thin.
American Heritage
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Seed sown thin.
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verb
thinned, thinning, thins
To make or become thin or thinner.
American Heritage
To make or become thin or thinner, as in dimension, density, etc.
Webster's New World
To dilute.
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noun
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Wiktionary
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Chocolate mint thins.
Potato thins.
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Origin of Thin
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From Middle English thin, thinne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin"), (compare Proto-Germanic *þanjanÄ… (“to stretch, spread out")), from Proto-Indo-European *ténhâ‚‚us (“thin"), from Proto-Indo-European *tenw(É™)- (“to pull, stretch").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English thynne ten- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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