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thinning

thin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thin]
    • /θɪn/
    • /ˈθɪnɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thin]
    • /θɪn/

Definitions of thinning word

  • adjective thinning having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. 1
  • adjective thinning of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. 1
  • adjective thinning having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man. 1
  • adjective thinning composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation. 1
  • adjective thinning scant; not abundant or plentiful. 1
  • adjective thinning of relatively slight consistency or viscosity: thin soup. 1

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Origin of thinning

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thyn(ne), Old English thynne; cognate with Dutch dun, German dünn, Old Norse thunnr; (v.) Middle English thynnen, Old English thynnian, derivative of the adj.; compare Middle Dutch dunnen, Old Norse thynna; akin to Old Irish tana, Latin tenuis thin, Greek tany- long

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Parts of speech for Thinning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

thinning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for thinning

noun thinning

  • attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
  • attenuation — the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated
  • dilution — the act of diluting or the state of being diluted.
  • narrowing — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
  • watering — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.

Antonyms for thinning

noun thinning

  • caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
  • coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
  • congelation — the process of congealing
  • curdling — Present participle of curdle.
  • embolism — Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.

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