thin

[[t]θɪn[/t]]

adj. thin•ner, thin•nest,

1) having relatively little extent from one surface to the opposite:

thin ice[/ex]

2) of small cross section in comparison with the length:

a thin wire[/ex]

3) having little flesh; lean:

a thin man[/ex]

4) composed of objects widely separated; sparse:

thin vegetation[/ex]

5) scant

6) of relatively slight consistency:

thin soup[/ex]

7) rarefied, as air

8) lacking solidity; flimsy:

a thin excuse[/ex]

9) lacking volume; weak and shrill:

a thin voice[/ex]

10) lacking force or a sincere effort:

a thin smile[/ex]

11) lacking body or richness:

a thin wine[/ex]

12) of light tint

13) pht (of a photographic negative) lacking in contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure

14) in a thin manner

15) sparsely; not densely

16) so as to produce something thin:

ham sliced thin[/ex]

17) to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down or out)

18) to become reduced or diminished (often fol. by down, out, or off):

The crowd thinned out[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME thyn(ne), OE thynne, c. OFris thenne thin′ly, adv. thin′ness, n.