thinnest
Most narrow gauge
Thinnest is the superlative of thin—the most thin among a group.
Something thinnest has the least thickness, width, or density: the thinnest slice of bread, the thinnest part of the ice.
Figuratively, the thinnest excuse or evidence is the weakest or least substantial: That's the thinnest argument I've ever heard.
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- gauzyThin and transparent
- filmyThin and translucent
translucent · ethereal · chiffon · lacy · tulle · voile · organza · see-through
Thin and graceful
tapered · streamlined · spindly · twiggy · knife-edge · thread-like · hairline · pinched
Liable to shatter
- breakableCapable of shattering
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- frangibleCapable of being broken
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
insubstantial · frail · crumbly · shatterable · crackable · vulnerable · tenuous · weak
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- gauzyThin and transparent
filmy · translucent · ethereal · chiffon · lacy · tulle · voile · organza · see-through · cobwebby
slender
Thin and graceful
lean · tapered · streamlined · spindly · twiggy · knife-edge · thread-like · hairline · pinched · attenuated
brittle
Liable to shatter
flimsy · insubstantial · frail · crumbly · shatterable · crackable · vulnerable · tenuous · weak · unstable
skeletal
Of or like bones
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- scrawnyUnattractively thin and bony
- emaciatedAbnormally wasted from hunger
haggard · lanky · angular · wasted · rawboned · cadaverous · underfed · starved · pinched · drawn
scant
Barely adequate amount
wispy · slight · patchy · scattered · balding · fine · straggly · threadbare · worn · bare
- paint thinnerSolvent for oil-based coatings
- blood thinnerClot-prevention medication
- thinned outMade more sparse