1not thick if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfacesOPP thick: a thin gold chain She’s only wearing a thin summer jacket (=a jacket made of light material). two thin slices of bread The road was covered with a thin layer of ice. The skin on the eyelids is the thinnest on the body.paper/wafer thin (=very thin) Keep your voice down – the walls are paper thin.2not fat having little fat on your bodyOPP fat: He was tall and thin, with short brown hair.thin arms/legs/lips etc He has long thin hands. Most high school girls say they want to be thinner.as thin as a rake/rail/whippet (=very thin)3hair if someone has thin hair, they do not have a lot of hair: a thin straggly beard His hair is quite thin on top.4liquid a liquid that is thin flows very easily because it has a lot of water in itOPP thick: thin paint5smoke/mist smoke or mist that is thin is easy to see throughOPP thick: The fog is quite thin in places.6air air that is thin is more difficult to breathe than usual because it has less oxygen in it: the thinner air high in the mountains7excuse/argument/evidence etc a thin excuse, argument, or evidence is not good or detailed enough to be useful or effective: Evidence that capital punishment deters crime is pretty thin.8a thin margin/majority etc a very small number or amount of something: Engle beat Blanchard by a razor-thin margin (=a very small number of votes) in the race for governor.9smile a thin smile does not seem very happy or sincere: Charlie gave her a thin smile.10voice/sound a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to: His thin voice trailed off.11the thin end of the wedge British English spoken an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development: Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge.12be thin on the ground if a particular type of person or thing is thin on the ground, there are very few available: Taxis seem to be thin on the ground.13be having a thin time (of it) British English spoken to be in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money14be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble: I was on thin ice, and I knew it.15disappear/vanish into thin air to disappear completely in a mysterious way: Victor and his kidnappers had vanished into thin air.16out of thin air out of nowhere, as if by magic: It seems like researchers have just pulled the numbers out of thin air. →
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—thinness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSpersonthin having little fat on your body: · a tall, thin manslim thin in an attractive way: · her slim figure· a slim woman in her fifties· Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim.slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women: · her long, slender legs· She is slender, with very fair hair.lean thin and looking healthy and fit: · his lean body· He was lean and looked like a runner.skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive: · a skinny teenager· Your arms are so skinny!slight written thin and delicate: · a small, slight girl with big eyesscrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking: · a scrawny kid in blue jeansunderweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin: · He had no appetite and remained underweight.gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry: · He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat: · The tents were filled with emaciated refugees.skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones: · The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners.anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating: · Her daughter is anorexic.· anorexic teenagersobject/materialthin not wide: · a thin slice of cake· a thin layer of ice· The gold was very thin.slim thin, especially in a way that looks attractive: · a slim volume of poetry· a slim mobile phone· a slim wooden boxslender written tall or long and thin, in a way that looks attractive, but is often not very strong: · the slender columns that supported the roof· The spider was hanging by a slender thread.paper-thin/wafer-thin extremely thin, like paper: · The walls of the apartment were paper-thin.· wafer-thin slices of pastry· The petals are paper-thin.
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