WAFER-THIN


Meaning of WAFER-THIN in English

ˌwafer-ˈthin BrE AmE adjective

extremely thin:

wafer-thin chocolates

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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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.