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adj. of solid things: not thick VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, wear The fabric was wearing thin. (figurative) That joke is wearing a little thin. ADV. extremely, incredibly, very, wafer-a plate of wafer-thin bread and butter | a bit, fairly, a little, quite, rather, relatively | enough a sliver of rock thin enough to be translucent not fat VERBS be, look | become, get, grow ADV. extremely, painfully, pathetically, pitifully, terribly, very The old horse was painfully thin. | fairly, quite, rather She's tall and quite thin. of liquids VERBS be, look, seem The paint looks a bit thin. | become, get Be careful that the mixture doesn't get too thin. ADV. terribly, very | a bit, rather
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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person
thin
having little fat on your body:
• a tall, thin man
slim
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 eyes
scrawny
very thin, small, and weak-looking:
• a scrawny kid in blue jeans
underweight
below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin:
• He had no appetite and remained underweight.
gaunt
written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry:
• He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.
emaciated
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 teenagers
object/material
thin
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 box
slender
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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