thinner

Less wide across

Thinner is a solvent used to dilute paint, varnish, or other coatings, making them easier to apply or clean up: Clean the brushes with paint thinner.

Thinner also serves as the comparative form of thin: The air grows thinner at higher altitudes.

She's thinner than she was last year.

solvent

turpentine

Pine-resin solvent

xylene · toluene · methanol · ethanol · isopropanol · denatured alcohol · varnish remover · degreaser · stripper · white spirit

physique

slender

Thin and graceful

  • slimThin or meager
  • leanLacking fat; incline
  • skinnyVery thin, underweight

svelte · willowy · lanky · gaunt · wiry · lithe · trim · slight · narrow · bony

consistency

viscosity

Fluid's flow resistance

fluidity · diluted · watered-down · soupy · flowing · pourable · spreadable · workable · brushable · sprayable

painting

oil painting

Art made with linseed-bound pigments

lacquer · stain · primer · glaze · medium · brushwork · cleanup · palette · pigment · binder

reduction

weight loss

Reduction in body mass

shedding · losing · decreasing · shrinking · lessening · cutting · dropping · downsizing · tapering · fading

Categories
Opposites
physical width/thickness

thinnerthicker

Of greater girth

wider · denser · broader · bulkier · fatter

body type/weight

thinnerfatter

More overweight

heavier · plumper · chubbier · corpulent · obese

paint/coating consistency

thinnerthickener

Substance adding viscosity

binder · filler · sealer · primer

Phrases
Family

thinned, thinning, thinness, thinnest, thinnish, thinners, unthinned

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G