Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or property of being thin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word).
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- noun The state of being
thin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- noun a consistency of low viscosity
- noun the property of being very narrow or thin
- noun the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness
- noun the property of having little body fat
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Air meets, if not succeeds, expectations, and "the thinness is a big plus," Kay says.
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Extreme thinness is fairly obviously unhealthy, as is extreme obesity.
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing 2009
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See, my thinness is definitely a source of pride, revenge on that jerk who called me “fat” in a bar oh so many moons ago, and something I work hard to maintain.
Women Grow Business » Search Results » empowering women 2010
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See, my thinness is definitely a source of pride, revenge on that jerk who called me “fat” in a bar oh so many moons ago, and something I work hard to maintain.
Women Grow Business » An Entrepreneur and Her Jeans Story: What Not to Wear to a Sales Meeting 2009
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"We just have this crazy idea that thinness is good and fatness is bad," Mr. Blair said.
For CC, Weight Is Just a Number Brian Costa 2010
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K. also mentioned, in post 33, that thinness is part of natural physical attraction.
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There was the danger of the noted "thinness" -- which was to be averted, tooth and nail, by cultivation of the lively ....
Contemporary American Literature Bibliographies and Study Outlines John Matthews Manly 1902
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There was the danger of the noted "thinness" -- which was to be averted, tooth and nail, by cultivation of the lively.
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 Henry James 1879
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My thinness was a frequent topic of discussion in our house—regardless of how much I eat.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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My thinness was a frequent topic of discussion in our house—regardless of how much I eat.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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