THIN definition: having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick. See examples of thin used in a sentence.

thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of …

thin adjective (FEW) having only a small number of people or a small amount of something:

1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle. 2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin.

adv. in a thin manner. sparsely; not densely. so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin. v.t. to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down, out, etc.). v.i. to become thin or thinner; become …

2 days ago · thin (third-person singular simple present thins, present participle thinning, simple past and past participle thinned) (transitive) To make thin or thinner. quotations

Thin generally refers to something that has a small or narrow thickness or diameter in relation to its length or width. It can define an object, person, or substance with little thickness, or it could …

Thin describes people, or something that has a short distance through it from one side to the other. Thin is also used of things that are not as thick as you expect.

Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer. James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.

Some common synonyms of thin are slender, slight, slim, and tenuous. While all these words mean "not thick, broad, abundant, or dense," thin implies comparatively little extension …