English Dictionary

thin

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈθɪn/

形容詞

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. / Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

日本語の意味

厚みがほとんどなく、非常に薄い状態 / 直径が小さく、断面が細い状態

The thin sheet of metal hummed when the wind blew.

風が吹くと、薄い金属板が鳴った。

意味（1）

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering

意味（2）

Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

thin wire; thin string

意味（3）

Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

thin person

意味（4）

Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

Water is thinner than honey.

意味（5）

Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

意味（6）

(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

意味（7）

Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams

意味（8）

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

a thin disguise

意味（9）

(aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.

In short, we previously found that thin routes benefit from an increase in competition in the Spanish airline market when considering routes that were monopoly routes in 2001.

意味（10）

Poor; scanty; without money or success.

Like their friends the draggers, the hoisters or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]

thinner （ comparative ）

thinnest （ superlative ）