adjective thinner, thinnest
- having relatively little depth; of little extent from one surface or side to the opposite: thin paper
- having relatively small diameter in relation to length: thin thread
- having little fat or flesh; lean; gaunt; slender
- having the constituent elements small in number and not close together; specif.,
- scanty in growth; sparsely distributed: thin hair
- small in size or number: thin receipts
- lacking body; not thick in consistency; watery: thin soup
- not dense or heavy: thin smoke, a thin snowfall
- rarefied, as air at high altitudes
- of little intensity; dim; faint; pale: thin colors
- of little volume or resonance; high-pitched and weak: a thin voice
- light or sheer, as fabric
- easily seen through; flimsy or unconvincing: a thin excuse
- lacking solidity, substance, or vigor; slight, weak, vapid, etc.: a thin plot, thin argument
- Photog. lacking in density (sense ): said of an underexposed or underdeveloped negative or print
transitive verb, intransitive verb thinned, thinning
to make or become thin or thinner, as in dimension, density, etc.