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[ noun ] the property of having little body fat

Synonyms

leanness

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

She made him sad some days , and he was never sure why ; it was something to do with her back , the thinness of_it , and the quick , jerky way she bent .

2
[ noun ] relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

Synonyms

slenderness tenuity

Examples

: "the tenuity of a hair" "the thinness of a rope"

Related terms

thickness dimension

3
[ noun ] the property of being very narrow or thin

Synonyms

fineness

Examples

"he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"

Related terms

narrowness

4
[ noun ] a consistency of low viscosity

Examples

"he disliked the thinness of the soup"

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