thinne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English þynne, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz. Akin to Middle High German dünne, Middle Low German dünne, Middle Dutch dunne, and Old Danish thun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθin(ə)/

Adjective

thinne

  1. thin, narrow, skinny, slender
  2. (physically) weak
  3. sparse, barren, devoid of features
  4. scarce, rare, uncommon
  5. liquid, flowing
  6. light, airy

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Noun

thinne (uncountable)

  1. thinness, narrowness, skinniness, slenderness
  2. (colloquial) worn clothing
  3. liquid, fluid
  4. lightness, airiness
  5. A light object

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Adverb

thinne

  1. In a thin covering; in a smattering
  2. thinly or lightly clothed
  3. sparsely, lightly
  4. weakly

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