Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thin \Thin\, adv.
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown
thin.
Spain is thin sown of people. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thin \Thin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Thinning}.] [Cf. AS. ge[thorn]ynnian.]
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thin \Thin\, v. 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 disappear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thin \Thin\, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE.
thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G.
d["u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd,
Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.)
stretched out, ? stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu
thin, slender; also to AS. ?enian to extend, G. dehnen, Icel.
?enja, Goth. ?anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere
to hold, Gr. ? to stretch, Skr. tan. [root]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 air. --Shak.
In the day, when the air is more thin. --Bacon.
Satan, bowing low 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 disease.
6. 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 disguise.
My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. --Chaucer.
Note: 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thin
adj 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" [ant:
{thick}]
2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin";
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn:
{lean}] [ant: {fat}]
3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}]
4: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse";
"slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
[syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {tenuous}]
5: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {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"
[ant: {thick}]
7: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"
[ant: {full}]
8: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
adv : without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}]
[ant: {thickly}]
v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {thicken}]
2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {thicken}]
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut
bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
4: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim},
{slenderize}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}]
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