ˌpaper-ˈthin BrE AmE adjective
very thin:
paper-thin walls
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THESAURUS
■ object/material
▪ thin not wide:
a thin slice of cake
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a thin layer of ice
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The gold was very thin.
▪ slim thin, especially in a way that looks attractive:
a slim volume of poetry
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a slim mobile phone
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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
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The spider was hanging by a slender thread.
▪ paper-thin/wafer-thin extremely thin, like paper:
The walls of the apartment were paper-thin.
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wafer-thin slices of pastry
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The petals are paper-thin.