thinning
Becoming less dense
Thinning is the process of making something less dense or thick.
Gardeners thin seedlings by removing some to give others room to grow.
Foresters thin forests by selective cutting.
Hair thinning describes gradual loss of density: His hair is thinning at the temples.
Paint thinning reduces viscosity for easier application.
The word works as noun or verb form: The thinning of the ozone layer or She's thinning the carrots.
Losing hair progressively
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
- recedingMoving away from observer
- baldnessAbsence of hair
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
scalp · pattern · minoxidil · finasteride · regrowth · transplant · trichology · dermatologist
Become or make smaller
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- depletionReduction of supply
- shrinkageDecrease in size
erosion · waning · decline · tapering · lessening · attrition · contraction · fading
Thinly scattered or distributed
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
translucent · gauzy · threadbare · fine · delicate · diffuse · rarefied · diaphanous
Cutting vegetation for health
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- cullingSelective population reduction
weeding · transplanting · rows · canopy · orchard · vineyard · beet · carrot
Losing color with age
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- frailtyWeakness of body
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- atrophyWasting from disuse
senescence · elderly · sagging · skin · collagen · brittle · weakening · senior
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- diluteReduce by adding solvent
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- paintColored coating substance
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
thinner · acetone · turpentine · consistency · watered-down · concentrate · mixture · ratio
balding
Losing hair progressively
follicles · scalp · pattern · minoxidil · finasteride · regrowth · transplant · trichology · dermatologist · shampoo
decrease
Become or make smaller
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- depletionReduction of supply
shrinkage · erosion · waning · decline · tapering · lessening · attrition · contraction · fading · weakening
sparse
Thinly scattered or distributed
sheer · translucent · gauzy · threadbare · fine · delicate · diffuse · rarefied · diaphanous · gossamer
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
culling · weeding · transplanting · rows · canopy · orchard · vineyard · beet · carrot · lettuce
graying
Losing color with age
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- frailtyWeakness of body
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
atrophy · senescence · elderly · sagging · skin · collagen · brittle · weakening · senior · degenerative
solvent
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
solution · thinner · acetone · turpentine · consistency · watered-down · concentrate · mixture · ratio · latex
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- hair losshair loss, baldness, balding, bald spot, receding hairline
- hair problemsbreakage, split ends, frizz, dryness, damage
- thinning outpruning, weeding, culling, trimming, clearing
- tissue responsesinflammation, swelling, redness, scarring, fibrosis
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
thinningthickening
Increasing in density
congealing · concentrating · coagulating · solidifying · condensing
thinningthickening
Increasing in density
filling in · densifying · regrowing · flourishing · proliferating
thinningthickening
Increasing in density
gathering · crowding · congregating · massing · swelling
- thinning hairDecreasing scalp coverage
- thinning outReducing density gradually
- blood thinningDecreasing coagulation tendency
- hair thinningGradual loss of strands
- thinning crownHair loss at top
- thinning skinAge-weakened outer layer
thin, thickness, thins, thinned, thinness, thinly, thinnest, thinners, unthinned