thin - Meaning in Konkani

thin - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of thin in English

thin adjective

1. not dense

   Examples

   • "a thin beard"
   • "trees were sparse"
2. lacking excess flesh

   Examples

   • "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"
   • "you can't be too rich or too thin"
3. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume

   Example

   • "a thin feeble cry"
4. lacking substance or significance

   Synonyms

   tenuous

   Examples

   • "a fragile claim to fame"
   • "a tenuous argument"
   • "a thin plot"
   • "slight evidence"
5. lacking spirit or sincere effort

   Example

   • "a thin smile"
6. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

   Examples

   • "a thin book"
   • "a thin chiffon blouse"
   • "a thin layer of paint"
   • "thin wire"
7. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

   Examples

   • "a thin soup"
   • "air is thin at high altitudes"
   • "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"
   • "thin oil"
8. very narrow

   Example

   • "a thin line across the page"

thin abverb

1. without viscosity

   Synonyms

   thinly

   Example

   • "the blood was flowing thin"

thin verb

1. take off weight
2. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

   Example

   • "cut bourbon"
3. make thin or thinner

   Example

   • "Thin the solution"
4. lose thickness; become thin or thinner

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