adj. Function: adjective
1 not thick, heavy, or broad (as in configuration or physique) FF1C; a thin body FF1E;
Synonyms: attenuate, reedy, slender, slight, slim, squinny, stalky, tenuous, twiggy; compare LEAN
Related Words: lank, lanky, lathy, lean, macilent, spare; cadaverous, gaunt, pinched, skeletal, wasted; meager, puny, small, twiglike
Contrasted Words: broad, wide; compact, dense, solid; heavy, massive; corpulent, fat, obese
Antonyms: thick
2 characterized by wide separation of component particles FF1C; thin air at high altitudes FF1E;
Synonyms: attenuate, attenuated, rare, rarefied, subtile, subtle, tenuous
Related Words: diffuse, diluted, dispersed; fine, refined
Contrasted Words: heavy, thick
Antonyms: dense
3
Synonyms: DILUTE , diluted, washy, watered-down, waterish, watery, weak
4
Synonyms: ACUTE 4, argute, high, piercing, piping, sharp, shrill, treble
Related Words: high-pitched
Contrasted Words: low, low-pitched; guttural; deep
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Synonyms: IMPLAUSIBLE , flimsy, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, thick, unbelievable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak
Related Words: vapid; transparent; questionable; untenable
Idioms: a bit thin
Contrasted Words: believable, convincing, sound, substantial