thinness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
  2. noun the property of having little body fat
  3. noun the property of being very narrow or thin

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

tenuity, slenderness

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