thinness — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state or quality of being thin.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Related words

   paper-thinness

   Examples

   The beautiful prismatic colours seen on the Labrodore stone are owing to a similar cause, viz. the thinness of the laminæ of which it consists […].

   Beyond celebrating the aesthetic value of thinness, pro-anas claim that thinness is a reflection of excellence in other areas of one's life.

Noun

1. relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

   Synonyms

   tenuityslenderness

   Antonyms

   thickness

   Broader terms

   dimension

   Examples

   the tenuity of a hair

   the thinness of a rope

2. the property of having little body fat

   Synonyms

   leannessspareness

   Broader terms

   bodily property

3. the property of being very narrow or thin

   Synonyms

   fineness

   Broader terms

   narrowness

   Examples

   he marvelled at the fineness of her hair

4. the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness

   Synonyms

   sparsenesssparenesssparsity

   Broader terms

   meagernessmeagrenessleannesspoornessscantinessscantnessexiguity

5. a consistency of low viscosity

   Antonyms

   thickness

   Broader terms

   consistencyconsistencesubstancebody

   Examples

   he disliked the thinness of the soup

6. The property of lacking substance or strength.

   Broader terms

   meagernessmeagrenessleannesspoornessscantinessscantnessexiguity

   Examples

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   Perhaps because he recognized the thinness of this critique, the language about lack of theory that appeared in the dissertation was replaced in the book by a more modest critique that PWD lacked adequate conceptual definitions.