thinness
Quality of gauntness
Thinness is the quality of being thin—narrow, slight, or lacking thickness.
It can describe physical dimensions: the thinness of paper, of ice, of a slice of bread.
It extends to density or concentration: the thinness of mountain air, of a crowd, of hair.
Applied to abstractions, thinness suggests insufficiency: the thinness of an argument, of evidence, of a plot.
The thinness of the walls meant we could hear everything.
Lack of density
- paucityInsufficiency of amount
- meagernessInsufficiency in amount
- scantinessInadequate quantity or supply
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
insufficiency · leanness · bareness · skimpiness · shortage · want · lack · dearth
Filmy, delicate material
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- featheryLight and soft-textured
diaphanous · gauzy · filmy · papery · cobwebby · ethereal · fine-spun · threadlike
Thin or meager
- slenderThin and graceful
- leanLacking fat; incline
- skinnyVery thin, underweight
- svelteGracefully slender
willowy · lanky · gaunt · lithe · petite · wiry · rangy · bony
Weakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- fragilityEase of breaking
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
atrophy · malnutrition · anemia · enervation · infirmity · vulnerability · brittleness · delicateness
Gradually narrowing in width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- narrowOf small width
- fineAcceptable in quality
- attenuatedLessened in force
hairline · knife-edge · needle-like · sliver · pinched · compressed · constricted · trim
Containing excess liquid
- dilutedMade weaker by adding liquid
- runnyExcessively fluid
- weakLacking power or force
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
light · fine · rarefied · see-through · brothy · insubstantial
Measures of food energy
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- appetiteDesire for food
- portionDivided share given
restriction · keto · detox · cleanse · counting · deficit · measurement · scale
sparseness
Lack of density
- paucityInsufficiency of amount
- meagernessInsufficiency in amount
- scantinessInadequate quantity or supply
inadequacy · insufficiency · leanness · bareness · skimpiness · shortage · want · lack · dearth · deficiency
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- wispyThin and insubstantial
feathery · diaphanous · gauzy · filmy · papery · cobwebby · ethereal · fine-spun · threadlike · membrane
slim
Thin or meager
svelte · willowy · lanky · gaunt · lithe · petite · wiry · rangy · bony · angular
frailty
Weakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- fragilityEase of breaking
wasting · atrophy · malnutrition · anemia · enervation · infirmity · vulnerability · brittleness · delicateness · insubstantiality
tapered
Gradually narrowing in width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- narrowOf small width
- fineAcceptable in quality
attenuated · hairline · knife-edge · needle-like · sliver · pinched · compressed · constricted · trim · sleek
watery
Containing excess liquid
sparse · light · fine · rarefied · see-through · brothy · insubstantial
calories
Measures of food energy
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- appetiteDesire for food
portion · restriction · keto · detox · cleanse · counting · deficit · measurement · scale · before-and-after
- beauty standardsclear skin, flawless skin, smooth skin, long hair, full lips
- liquid qualitieswatery, viscosity, runny, thick, viscous
- physical propertiessolid, texture, weight, mass, surface
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- propertiessize, shape, color, height, width
- quality statefreshness, ripeness, cleanliness, dirtiness, purity
thinnessthickness
Depth of material
width · broadness · bulkiness · girth · massiveness
- paint thinnerSolvent for oil-based coatings
- blood thinnersMedications reducing clot risk
- thinned outMade more sparse