Definition of 'thin'

Verb

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

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"
      Antonyms: 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
      Antonyms: fat
3. very narrow; "a thin line across the page"
      Synonyms: slender
4. having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
      Synonyms: flimsy slight tenuous
5. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
      Synonyms: sparse
6. 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"
      Antonyms: thick
7. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"
      Antonyms: full
8. lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"

Adverb

1. without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
      Synonyms: thinly
      Antonyms: thickly thick

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