Meaning

2 senses
  1. (literally, not comparable)Extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.

    hauchdünn

    тончайшийtončajšij

  2. (figuratively, not comparable)A very small difference, or advantage, when comparing two items.

    The Socialists have a razor-thin majority.

    hauchdünn

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible:

Origin

First use appears c. 1909, in the Washington Post.

First use appears c. 1909, in the Washington Post.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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