A1adjective · common

thin

thin · thinner · thinnest

тонкий, худий, рідкий, розріджений

тонкий, редкий, худой, жидкий

dünn, licht, schlank, spärlich

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its oppositeHaving little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

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/ˈθɪn/

» I'm thin, but not too thin.

Я худой, но не тощий.

Я худий, але не захудий.

Meaning

10 senses

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering
dünn, tünn
то́нкийtónkij
тонки́йtonkýj
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
thin wire; thin string
dünn
то́нкийtónkij
тонки́йtonkýj
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
thin person
dünn, schlank
худо́йxudój, то́щийtóščij
худи́йxudýj
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
Water is thinner than honey.
dünn
жи́дкийžídkij, разрежённыйrazrežónnyj, ре́дкийrédkij
рідки́йridkýj, розрі́дженийrozrídženyj, ненаси́ченийnenasýčenyj
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
schütter, dünn, licht
ре́дкийrédkij
Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
a thin, tight-lipped smile
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
a thin disguise
Of a route: relatively little used.
Poor; scanty; without money or success.

Examples

545 sentences

I'm thin, but not too thin.
Я худий, але не захудий.
ruЯ худой, но не тощий.
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Tom said that Mary was thin.
Том сказав, що Мері худа.
ruТом сказал, что Мэри худая.
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Tom is too thin.
Том захудий.
ruТом слишком худой.
deTom ist zu dünn.
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Tom isn't that thin.
Том не такий уже й худий.
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This thin book is mine.
Ця тонка книжка моя.
ruЭта тонкая книга моя.
deDieses dünne Buch ist meins.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite:

having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt — see also skinny:

of low viscosity or low specific gravity — see also watery, liquid, diluted, rare, clear, nonviscous:

Русский

By meaning 3

having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite:

having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt — see also skinny:

of low viscosity or low specific gravity — see also watery, liquid, diluted, rare, clear, nonviscous:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite:

having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt — see also skinny:

scarce — see also rare, rarified:

Origin

From Middle English thinne, thünne, thenne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-West German

From Middle English thinne, thünne, thenne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”) – compare *þanjaną (“to stretch, spread out”) – from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”), from *ten- (“to stretch”).

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