Meaning of "thin" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THIN

Old English thynne; related to Old Frisian thenne, Old Saxon, Old High German thunni, Old Norse thunnr, Latin tenuis thin, Greek teinein to stretch.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF THIN

thin  [θɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIN

Thin is a verb and can also act as an adjective and an adverb.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb thin in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES THIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thin

Thin may refer to: ▪ a lean body shape. ▪ Thin, an 2006 HBO documentary about eating disorders. ▪ Thin, a Ruby web-server based on Mongrel.

Definition of thin in the English dictionary

The first definition of thin in the dictionary is of relatively small extent from one side or surface to the other; fine or narrow. Other definition of thin is slim or lean. Thin is also sparsely placed; meagre.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THIN

PRESENT

Present

I thin

you thin

he/she/it thins

we thin

you thin

they thin

Present continuous

I am thinning

you are thinning

he/she/it is thinning

we are thinning

you are thinning

they are thinning

Present perfect

I have thinned

you have thinned

he/she/it has thinned

we have thinned

you have thinned

they have thinned

Present perfect continuous

I have been thinning

you have been thinning

he/she/it has been thinning

we have been thinning

you have been thinning

they have been thinning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I thinned

you thinned

he/she/it thinned

we thinned

you thinned

they thinned

Past continuous

I was thinning

you were thinning

he/she/it was thinning

we were thinning

you were thinning

they were thinning

Past perfect

I had thinned

you had thinned

he/she/it had thinned

we had thinned

you had thinned

they had thinned

Past perfect continuous

I had been thinning

you had been thinning

he/she/it had been thinning

we had been thinning

you had been thinning

they had been thinning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will thin

you will thin

he/she/it will thin

we will thin

you will thin

they will thin

Future continuous

I will be thinning

you will be thinning

he/she/it will be thinning

we will be thinning

you will be thinning

they will be thinning

Future perfect

I will have thinned

you will have thinned

he/she/it will have thinned

we will have thinned

you will have thinned

they will have thinned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been thinning

you will have been thinning

he/she/it will have been thinning

we will have been thinning

you will have been thinning

they will have been thinning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would thin

you would thin

he/she/it would thin

we would thin

you would thin

they would thin

Conditional continuous

I would be thinning

you would be thinning

he/she/it would be thinning

we would be thinning

you would be thinning

they would be thinning

Conditional perfect

I would have thin

you would have thin

he/she/it would have thin

we would have thin

you would have thin

they would have thin

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been thinning

you would have been thinning

he/she/it would have been thinning

we would have been thinning

you would have been thinning

they would have been thinning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you thin
we let´s thin
you thin

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to thin

Past participle

thinned

Present Participle

thinning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «THIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thin» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of thin

attenuate · bony · deficient · delicate · diaphanous · dilute · diminish · emaciated · faint · feeble · filmy · fine · flimsy · gossamer · high-pitched · inadequate · insufficient · lame · lank · lanky · lean · light · low · meagre · narrow · paltry · paper-thin · papery · poor · prune · rarefied · rarefy · reduce · reedy · runny · scant · scanty · scarce · scattered · scraggy · scrawny · see-through · shallow · sheer · skeletal · skimpy · skin and bone · skinny · slender · slight · slim · small · soft · spare · sparse · spindly · superficial · thinning · threadlike · translucent · transparent · trim · unconvincing · undernourished · underweight · unsubstantial · wafer-thin · water down · watery · weak · weaken · weed out · wishy-washy · wispy

TRANSLATION OF THIN

Find out the translation of thin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thin» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 薄的
• Translator English - Spanish: fino
• English: thin
• Translator English - Hindi: पतली
• Translator English - Arabic: نَحِيف
• Translator English - Russian: тонкий
• Translator English - Portuguese: fino
• Translator English - Bengali: পাতলা
• Translator English - French: mince
• Translator English - Malay: Nipis
• Translator English - German: dünn
• Translator English - Japanese: 薄い
• Translator English - Korean: 얇은
• Translator English - Javanese: Tipis
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mỏng
• Translator English - Tamil: மெல்லிய
• Translator English - Marathi: पातळ
• Translator English - Turkish: ince
• Translator English - Italian: sottile
• Translator English - Polish: cienki
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тонкий
• Translator English - Romanian: subțire
• Translator English - Greek: λεπτός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dun
• Translator English - Swedish: tunn
• Translator English - Norwegian: tynn

10 QUOTES WITH «THIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thin.

1

Simon Armitage

I'd never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. I've always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books.

2

Richard Armour

Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people.

3

Hosea Ballou

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible.

4

Mischa Barton

Pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It's like, 'She's pretty and thin and she's got to have problems. She's messed up.'

5

Bipasha Basu

For the longest time, Indian women have been okay with being curvy. But I think the modern Indian woman needs to get toned. I don't endorse being thin. Anorexia and bulimia are a reality in India because everybody wants to be thin.

6

Sara Blakely

I cut the feet out of control top pantyhose one night, threw them on under my white pants and realized that the toning and shaping was perfect and that the hosiery material is thin enough that I could make shape wear out of it.

7

Neill Blomkamp

I think that in the realm of commercial, popcorn cinema, the amount of message or smuggling of ideas you can get in there is quite limited. Like, if you think you're going to make a difference or change anything, you're on pretty dangerous thin ice.

8

Erma Bombeck

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.

9

Alex Chiu

Souls are not designed to float around in thin air.

10

Tre Cool

We have a thin candy shell, I'm surprised you didn't know that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIN»

Discover the use of thin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Thin

One in seven North American women has an eating disorder.

Lauren Greenfield, Michael Strober, 2006

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived.

Jon Krakauer, 1997

The Thin Book Of® SOAR: Building Strengths-Based Strategy

SOAR is the acronym of a new strategic planning process that is based on discovering and multiplying what the organization does well.

Jacqueline M. Stavros, Gina Hinrichs, 2011

Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself ...

From four-time New York Times bestselling author Bethenny Frankel, the book that started it all: Naturally Thin.

Bethenny Frankel, 2009

Thin

Bright, popular, pretty and successful, Grace Bowman had the world at her feet.

Grace Bowman, 2007

The Thin Book Of® Naming Elephants: How to Surface ...

Using NASA's tragic accidents and Enron's bankruptcy as examples of the price of not having open, constructive dialogue, The Thin Book of Naming Elephants shows how great companies create an environment that encourages and listens to input ...

Sue Annis Hammond, Andrea B. Mayfield, 2011

Optical Properties of Thin Solid Films

Authoritative reference treats the formation, structure, optical properties, and uses of thin solid films, emphasizing causes of their unusual qualities. 162 figures. 19 tables. 1955 edition.

O. S. Heavens, 1991

Materials Science of Thin Films

This is the first book that can be considered a textbook on thin film science, complete with exercises at the end of each chapter.

Milton Ohring, 2001

The Thin Man

At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dashiell Hammett, 2011

Optical Thin Films: User Handbook

Practical, user-oriented reference for engineers who must incorporate and specify coatings for filters, antiglare effects, polarization, or other purposes in optical or electro-optical systems design.

James D. Rancourt, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thin is used in the context of the following news items.

Super-Thin Electronic Textile Could Dress You In Video

We already have tablets that are paper-thin, but this display is much thinner than a human hair. It can also achieve the full spectrum of color, and only takes ... «Popular Science, Jun 15»

Sony's super thin Android-powered 4K TVs will start at $2499

We first saw Sony's 2015 range of super thin 4K TVs at CES 2015, where the Android-powered sets impressed us with their super thin screens, almost ... «The Verge, Jun 15»

Designer ad banned for 'unhealthily' thin model

It added that the lighting and pose drew attention to the model's legs, "which looked very thin," and her thighs and knees appeared to be of a similar size. «CNBC, Jun 15»

Lauren Conrad Bans "Body-Shaming Terms" Like "Skinny," "Thin …

In addition to “skinny,” words like “slim,” and “thin” have been banned from content on LaurenConrad.com. “My editorial team and I had a long talk about it, and ... «Us Magazine, Jun 15»

Hong Kong Regulator Investigating Hanergy Thin Film Power

Hong Kong officials confirmed they were investigating Hanergy Thin Film Power ... of Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Limited has been active and is continuing. «Wall Street Journal, May 15»

Want a paper-thin OLED TV that sticks on the wall with magnets …

But one of the most intriguing design traits of OLED tech is the ability to create ultra-thin, malleable displays. LG Display showed off the scintillating possibilities ... «Digital Trends, May 15»

Hanergy Thin Film Shares Suspended After Crashing By 47%

The seemingly inexplicable rise of shares of Hanergy Thin Film Power Group ... The plunge of Hanergy Thin Film shares was, at least initially, as mysterious as ... «Forbes, May 15»

France Just Banned Ultra-Thin Models

The legislation is an attempt to stop the idealization of the dangerously thin and, perhaps, curb anorexia. The bill is the latest piece of an ongoing effort to try to ... «TIME, Apr 15»

This E! Host Has Been Criticized for Looking Too Thin, But Her …

Naturally-thin “Fashion Police” host Giuliana Rancic has been under fire for her ... cause problems with metabolism, which have resulted in her ulta-thin frame. «IJ Review, Apr 15»

$5 Thin Mints? The Changing Economics of Girl Scout Cookies

Cookie lovers who plan to stock up on Thin Mints, Samoas and Trefoils this year might feel a pinch in their wallets depending on where they buy them. «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»