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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thin \Thin\, adv.
     Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown
     thin.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Spain is thin sown of people.            --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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).
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft
        mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In the day, when the air is more thin. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Satan, bowing low
              His gray dissimulation, disappeared,
              Into thin air diffused.               --Milton.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind.
                                                    --Gen. xli. 6.
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     5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person
        becomes thin by disease.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth
        or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a
        covering; as, a thin disguise.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Thin section. See under Section.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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]
       [also: thinning, thinned, thinnest, thinner]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 λεπτός, ψιλός
     2 ισχνός, αδύνατος, κοκαλιάρης
     3 αραιός, υδαρής, ρευστός, λεπτόρρευστος
     4 ανίσχυρος, άτονος, πενιχρός, φτωχός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     Middle English det.
     (alt form enm þin t=thy)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þin t=thine)
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm thinne t=thin id=thin)
     Old Dutch det.
     1 thy, your (gloss: singular)
     2 thine, yours
     Old Saxon det.
     1 thy, your (gloss: singular)
     2 thine, yours
     Old Saxon det.
     (inflection of osx the thē ins s m//n)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thin'
     n.
     (lb en informal) (pronunciation spelling of en thing)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     a.
     1 Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
     2 Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small
  in all directions.
     3 Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
     4 Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
     5 scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
     6 (lb en golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is
  struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
     7 Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
     8 Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not
  sufficient for a covering.
     9 (lb en aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.
     adv.
     Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
     n.
     1 (lb en philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a
  stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
     2 Any food produced or served in thin slices.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make thin or thinner.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
     3 To dilute.
     4 To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the
  growth of what remains.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  thin'
     n.
     (lb en informal) (pronunciation spelling of en thing)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     Middle English det.
     (alt form enm þin t=thy)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þin t=thine)
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm thinne t=thin id=thin)
     Old High German det.
     (alternative form of goh din)
     Welsh n.
     (aspirate mutation of cy tin)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  thin'
     n.
     (lb en informal) (pronunciation spelling of en thing)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     Middle English det.
     (alt form enm þin t=thy)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þin t=thine)
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm thinne t=thin id=thin)
     Old High German det.
     (alternative form of goh din)
     Welsh n.
     (aspirate mutation of cy tin)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  thin'
     n.
     (lb en informal) (pronunciation spelling of en thing)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     Englanti a.
     1 ohut
     2 laiha
     3 heikko
     4 hatara
     5 (''hiuksista'') ohut, harva
     Englanti vb.
     1 ohentaa; ohentua
     2 (yhteys: kasvista) karsia, harventaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thin
     Engelska a.
     1 tunn, lättflytande; ej viskös
     2 tunn, smal
     3 tunn, innehållslös
     4 tunn, vattnig
     5 (tagg: text=om en människa eller ett djur) mager; av låg vikt, som
  innehåller endast lite fett
     Engelska adv.
     tunt
     Engelska vb.
     1 tunna ut; göra tunn(are)
     2 (tagg trädgård skogsbruk språk=en) gallra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  thin /θˈɪn/
  1. maer, skraal
  2. dun

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Thin /θˈɪn/
  رقيق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thin //ˈθɪn// 
  1. тънък, слаб
  having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt
  2. тъ́нък, тънък
  having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite
  3. разреден, рядък
  of low viscosity or low specific gravity
  4. малочислен, оскъден
  scarce
  5. тънък
  very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thin //ˈθɪn// 
  резен
  food served in thin slices

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thin //ˈθɪn// 
  1. разреждам 2.
  to dilute
   3.
  to remove plants
  2. изтънявам
  to make thinner