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   thinness

   /ˈθɪnnəs/

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of having opposite surfaces or sides close together: "the thinness of the paper"
   • ▪ the quality of being made of light material: "the thinness of the clothes"
   • 2. the state or quality of having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body: "the pitiful thinness of his body"
   • 3. the state of having few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled: "the thinness of the population"
   • ▪ the quality of air containing less oxygen than normal: "the thinness of the atmosphere at such extreme altitudes"
   • 4. the quality of a liquid substance not containing much solid: "the thinness of the paint"
   • 5. lack of substance or quality; weakness: "there's enough action to camouflage the thinness of the plot"

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   What is the meaning of thinness?

   • The state or quality of being thin is referred to as thinness. It is described as 'something that thins' and can be found in food produced or served in thin slices or a liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid. 'His thinness was everywhere, in his face, now like an uneven knife blade, his fingers, his legs without calves, a neck that barely seemed thick enough to hold up his head.'

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   What does thin mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! THIN definition: 1. Something that is thin is smaller than usual between its opposite sides: 2. A thin person or…. Learn more.

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   Where does the noun thinness come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun thinness is in the Old English period (pre-1150). thinness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thin adj., ‑ness suffix.

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   What does a thin book Mean?

   • 1. a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book. b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire. 2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender. 3. a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau. b.

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   What does it mean to thin a sauce?

   • To thin a sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it. It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly. [VERB noun] Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels. [VERB noun] Thin down means the same as thin.

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   What does a thin voice mean?

   • A voice or sound that is thin is high-pitched and not very loud. Her thin voice rose high in complaint. If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.

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   the quality of having only a small number of people or a small amount of something: The thinness of the audience doesn't do justice to the quality of the show. the thinness of his hair. More examples. They underlined the thinness of support for him among religious and social conservatives.

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     THINNESS meaning: 1. the quality of having little flesh on...

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     thinness definicja: 1. the quality of having little flesh on...

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   1. a. : having little extent from one surface to its opposite. thin paper. b. : measuring little in cross section or diameter. thin rope. 2. : not dense in arrangement or distribution.

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   the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width. the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) noun. the property of being very narrow or thin. synonyms: fineness. see more. noun. the property of having little body fat.

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun thinness. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Thinness is the quality of being thin or having little bodily flesh or fat. The web page provides the dictionary definition of thinness, as well as synonyms, antonyms, and related expressions for thinness.

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   Synonyms for THINNESS: slimness, slenderness, leanness, svelteness, trimness, reediness, skinniness, fitness; Antonyms of THINNESS: fatness, obesity, weight, fat, rotundity, corpulence, plumpness, grossness.

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   If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous. Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform.