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Thin
Thin
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Thiner
; sup
erl.
Thinest
.] [OE.
thinne
, thenne
, thunne
, AS. þynne
; akin to D. dun
, G. dünn
, OHG. dunni
, Icel. þunnr
, Sw. tunn
, Dan. tynd
, Gael. & Ir. tana
, W. teneu
, L. tenuis
, Gr. [GREEK] (in comp.) stretched out, [GREEK] stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu
thin, slender; also to AS. [GREEK]enian
to extend, G. dehnen
, Icel. [GREEK]enja
, Goth. [GREEK]anjan
(in comp.), L. tendere
to stretch, tenere
to hold, Gr. [GREEK] to stretch, Skr. tan
. √51 & 237. Cf. Attenuate
, Dance
, Tempt
, Tenable
, Tend
to move, Tenous
, Thunder
, Tone
.] 1.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite;
as, a
thin
plate of metal; thin
paper; a thin
board; a thin
covering.2.
Rare; not dense or thick; – applied to fluids or soft mixtures;
as,
. thin
blood; thin
broth; thin
airShak.
In the day, when the air is more
thin
. Bacon.
Satan, bowing low
His gray dissimulation, disappeared,
Into
His gray dissimulation, disappeared,
Into
thin
air diffused. Milton.
3.
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant;
as, the trees of a forest are
thin
; the corn or grass is thin
.Ferrara is very large, but extremely
thin
of people. Addison.
4.
Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Seven
thin
ears . . . blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 6.
5.
Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt;
as, a person becomes
. thin
by disease6.
Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thin
, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. Dryden.
7.
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering;
as, a
. thin
disguiseMy tale is done, for my wit is but
thin
. Chaucer.
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Thin
is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; as, thin
-faced, thin
-lipped, thin
-peopled, thin
-shelled, and the like. Thin section
. See under
Section
.Thin
,adv.
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state;
as, seed sown
. thin
Spain is
thin
sown of people. Bacon.
Thin
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Thinned
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thinning
.] [Cf. AS. ge
þynnian
.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Thin
,Verb.
I.
To grow or become thin; – used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.;
as, geological strata
. thin
out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappearWebster 1828 Edition
Thin
THIN
,Adj.
1.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to the opposite; as a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.2.
Rare; not dense; applied to fluids or to soft mixtures; as thin blood; thin milk; thin air. In the day, when the air is more thin.
3.
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals that compose the thing in a close or compact state; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin. A thin audience in church is not uncommon. Important legislative business should not be transacted in a thin house.4.
Not full or well grown. Seven thin ears. Gen.41.
5.
Slim; small; slender; lean. A person becomes thin by disease. Some animals are naturally thin.6.
Exile; small; fine; not full. Thin hollow sounds, and lamentable screams.
7.
Not thick or close; of a loose texture; not impervious to the sight; as a thin vail.8.
Not crowded or well stocked; not abounding. Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.
9.
Slight; not sufficient for a covering; as a thin disguise.THIN
,adv.
Spain is thin sown as people.
THIN
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make thin; to make rare or less thick; to attenuate; as, to thin the blood.2.
To make less close, crowded or numerous; as, to thin the ranks of an enemy; to thin the trees or shrubs of a thicket.3.
To attenuate; to rarefy; to make less dense; as, to thin the air; to thin the vapors.Definition 2024
Thìn
Thìn
Vietnamese
Proper noun
Thìn
- A female given name
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