thinness
тонкость
Dünnheit
The state or quality of being thinThe state or quality of being thin.
US/θˈɪnnɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being thin.
Dünnheit
то́нкостьtónkostʹ
the property of being very narrow or thin
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the state of being thin:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the state of being thin:
Origin
From Middle English thynnesse, from Old English þynnes (“thinness, slightness of density,From Middle English thynnesse, from Old English þynnes (“thinness, slightness of density, lack of density, tenuity, fluidity, poverty, feebleness of sight, weakness”), equivalent to thin + -ness.
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Forms
plural: thinnesses| Singular | thinness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width:tenuityslenderness
- the property of having little body fat:leannessspareness
- the property of being very narrow or thin:fineness
- the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness:sparsenesssparenesssparsity
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable