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While some of us may know than others about certain things, it is the thinnest slice of all that is, or could be known. In that sense, we are all profoundly ignorant.
Charles Osgood

Meaning of "thinnest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THINNEST

thinnest  [ˈθɪnɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THINNEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thinnest is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THINNEST


alpinist
ˈælpɪnɪst
antifeminist
ˌæntɪˈfɛmɪnɪst
arcanist
ɑːˈkeɪnɪst
Calvinist
ˈkælvɪnɪst
chauvinist
ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst
clavecinist
ˈklævəˌsɪnɪst
Darwinist
ˈdɑːwɪnɪst
determinist
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪst
feminist
ˈfɛmɪnɪst
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
Hellenist
ˈhɛlɪnɪst
Latinist
ˈlætɪnɪst
Leninist
ˈlenɪnɪst
mandolinist
ˌmændəˈlɪnɪst
Marxist-Leninist
ˈmɑːksɪstˈlɛnɪnɪst
masculinist
ˈmæskjʊlɪnɪst
misogynist
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst
philhellenist
fɪlˈhɛlɪnɪst
Stalinist
ˈstɑːlɪnɪst
violinist
ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THINNEST

think up
think-tank
thinkable
thinkableness
thinkably
thinker
thinking
thinking cap
thinking pattern
thinking process
thinking time
thinkingly
thinkingness
thinkpiece
thinly
thinned
thinner
thinness
thinning
thinnish

WORDS THAT END LIKE THINNEST

bird´s nest
bird´s-nest
crow´s nest
crow´s-nest
dishonest
dunnest
earnest
feather one´s nest
funest
honest
hornet´s nest
in earnest
love nest
nest
soonest
tannest
trapnest
underhonest
unnest
wannest

Synonyms and antonyms of thinnest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THINNEST»

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

Translation of «thinnest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THINNEST

Find out the translation of thinnest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thinnest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thinnest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最薄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más delgado
570 millions of speakers

English

thinnest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सबसे पतला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نحافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тонкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais fino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাতলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mince
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nipis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dünnsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最薄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얇은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thinnest
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mỏng nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெல்லிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Thinnest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ince
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

più sottile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

najcieńszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонкий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cel mai subțire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτότερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dunste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunnaste
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tynneste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thinnest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THINNEST»

The term «thinnest» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.246 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THINNEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thinnest

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6 QUOTES WITH «THINNEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thinnest.
1
Stephanie Klein
The times in my life when I've been my thinnest, I've been a walking psycho wreck. Forget the fact that I was basically starving myself; skinny was usually due to some kind of loss. Death. Rejection. Divorce.
2
Carey Mulligan
The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing.
3
Charles Osgood
While some of us may know than others about certain things, it is the thinnest slice of all that is, or could be known. In that sense, we are all profoundly ignorant.
4
Andrej Pejic
When I'm sitting in a casting room in Paris, I'm not the thinnest model. Sometimes I'm not the most flat-chested, either.
5
Cameron Russell
If you are ever wondering, 'If I have thinner thighs and shinier hair will I be happier?' you just need to meet a group of models because they have the thinnest thighs and the shiniest hair and the coolest clothes and they're the most physically insecure women on the planet.
6
Bobby Wallace
As more speed afoot was constantly demanded for big league ball, I noticed the many infield bounders which the runner beat to first only by the thinnest fractions of a second.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THINNEST»

Discover the use of thinnest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thinnest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Thinnest Girl Alive: Diary of a Young Dancer
Fifteen year old Celia is having trouble dealing with school, dance, diet and dating, trying to be perfect for everyone and everything.
Alissa Hall, 2006
2
The World's Thinnest Fat Man: Stories
This is an absolutely charming collection of stories that affirms what it means to be human.
Joe Taylor, 2005
3
Beauty Junkies: In Search of the Thinnest Thighs, Perkiest ...
In BEAUTY JUNKIES Alex Kuczynski, whose sly wit and fearless reporting in the" Times has won her fans across the country, delivers a fresh and irresistible look at America's increasingly desperate pursuit of ultimate beauty by any means ...
Alex Kuczynski, 2008
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Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
A machine of the kind described, comprising stock- feeding mechanism, a marking device, and automatic gaging mechanism for setting said marking device, said gaging mechanism Including means for holding it set to the thinnest portion ...
United States. Patent Office, 1907
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Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups
1 16 and [Con43g]). 1.3 Covering problem -summary of results. In this section we summarize what is presently known about the covering problem (see Tables 1.1, 2.1 and Fig. 2.4). As mentioned in §1.1, the thinnest possible coverings are only ...
John Conway, Eiichi Bannai, 1999
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calligraphy
The letter has a diagonal axis, meaning that the thinnest parts are not at the top and bottom but slightly to the left at the top and slightly to the right at the bottom. This slight backward slant makes each curve more natural for the wrist to draw.
Jane Eldershaw, 2001
7
Survival of the Thinnest: The Media's Contradictory Role in ...
"Culture not only defines and contains women's bodies, but it also defines how these bodies should respond."---Julie Ferris (2003)
Rhonda Leigh Crone, 2006
8
Reports from Commissioners
Referring to page 182 you will observe that the master shipwright and the chief engineer say that the thinnest plates in the bottom were three- eighths of an inch thick. You will find it more clearly stated in the report on page 181, in which they ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1872
9
Refractive Surface Ablation: PRK, LASEK, Epi-LASIK, Custom, ...
Normal corneas typically exhibited the following characteristics in pachymetry maps: # The thinnest point is located centrally # The thinnest point does not correspond to the steepest site # Corneal thickness at the thinnest point is normal  ...
Paolo Vinciguerra, Fabrizio I. Camesasca, 2007
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The American Journal of Psychology
of the figures for thickness after they are obtained. In general, the summit of a gyrus has the thickest cortex and the very bottom of the sulcus, the thinnest. In getting the thickness for any locality on the hemispheres at least two measurements, ...
Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener, Karl M. Dallenbach, 1892

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THINNEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thinnest is used in the context of the following news items.
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World's 'Thinnest' Light Bulb, Made From Graphene, Debuts
“We've created what is essentially the world's thinnest light bulb,” says Columbia University engineering professor James Hone in announcing the findings. «National Geographic, Jun 15»
2
Dell launches world's thinnest tablet
Dell on Wednesday launched what it calls the “world's thinnest” tablet and expanded its India range of products. The company aims to push higher personal ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
3
Coolpad Ivvi K1 Mini becomes the world's thinnest smartphone
The Coolpad Ivvi K1 Mini has now become official, and it's the new world's thinnest smartphone. The device was teased once back in January, when we first ... «GSMArena.com, Feb 15»
4
Oppo R5 Review: Should You Buy The World's Thinnest Smartphone?
Strictly speaking, while the Oppo R5 is the thinnest smartphone you can buy in the world today, there are a handful of prototypes that are thinner than the 4.85 ... «Forbes, Dec 14»
5
Vivo X5Max takes thinnest smartphone crown
The handset has a stainless steel construction and high-end internals, but distinguishes itself by offering the thinnest build we've ever seen on a smartphone. «Gizmag, Dec 14»
6
Thinnest Smartphone USA 2014: Oppo Electronics' R5 Phone Is …
Top Chinese manufacturer Oppo Electronics has created the thinnest smartphone on the market to date, the Huffington Post reported Sunday. It essentially ... «International Business Times, Nov 14»
7
Stunning Oppo R5 Announced As The World's Thinnest Smartphone
At 4.85 millimeters thick, the Oppo R5 is the latest holder of the moniker 'world's thinnest smartphone'. Something has to give to get down to that thickness, and ... «Forbes, Oct 14»
8
Dell To Launch World's Thinnest Tablet - The Dell Venue 8 7000 …
Not willing to stay behind, Apple took things to the next step but debuting the iPad Air 2 which was not only the world's thinnest tablet, but also came with the ... «WCCFtech, Oct 14»
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Kazam Tornado 348 is world's thinnest smartphone at 5.15mm
Lesser known smartphone maker Kazam has announced its 5.15mm Tornado 348 as the world's thinnest smartphone. See also: best smartphones of 2014. «PC Advisor, Oct 14»
10
Gionee breaks its own record, announces the 5.1mm ultra-thin Elife …
Chinese smartphone brand Gionee has announced the Elife S5.1, a phone which steals the crown of being the world's thinnest smartphone from, um, Gionee. «Digital Trends, Sep 14»

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