thin

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for thin

thin 🔊 /θɪˈn/

thin : කෙසඟ

thin : වහළ

thin : කේඳෑරී

thin : කේඩෑරි

thin : දුර්වල

thin : තුනු

thin : කෘශ

thin : උකු නැති

thin : සොකර

thin : වහළු

thin : කෙට්ටු

thin : තනු

thin : කැහැටු

thin : සිහින්

thin : දියාරු

thin : හීන්

thin : හීනි

thin : තුරල්

thin : විරල

thin : තුනී

thin : සීන්

thin definition

superl.

  1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
  2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
  3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
  4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
  5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
  6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
  7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.

Adverb. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.

Transitive verb. To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Intransitive verb. To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.