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skinnier

skin·ny
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skin-ee]
    • /ˈskɪn i/
    • /ˈskɪn.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skin-ee]
    • /ˈskɪn i/

Definitions of skinnier word

  • adjective skinnier very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten. 1
  • adjective skinnier of or like skin. 1
  • adjective skinnier unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits. 1
  • adjective skinnier (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed. 1
  • noun skinnier Slang. accurate information; data; facts. news, especially if confidential; gossip: Here's the skinny on the latest Hollywood scandal. 1

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Origin of skinnier

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; skin + -y1; def. 5 is unclearly derived and perhaps a distinct word

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Parts of speech for Skinnier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

skinnier popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for skinnier

noun skinnier

  • anorexia — Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
  • gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
  • haggardness — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
  • leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
  • marasmus — malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.

Antonyms for skinnier

noun skinnier

  • adiposity — the state of being fat; obesity
  • brawn — Brawn is physical strength.
  • bulkiness — of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.
  • corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
  • distension — the act of distending or the state of being distended.

Top questions with skinnier

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