thin 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

Examples

1.a thin layer of paint
2.thin wire
3.a thin book
4.a thin chiffon blouse

Antonym

thick 1

adjective

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

Derivationally related form

thinness 1

noun

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

Also see

thin 2

adjective

lacking excess flesh

narrow 1

adjective

not wide

Attribute

thickness 1

noun

the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

Similar_to

bladed 3

adjective

composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade

capillary 2

adjective

long and slender with a very small internal diameter

compressed 3

adjective

flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

depressed 2

adjective

flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

diaphanous 1

adjective

so thin as to transmit light

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