skinny

(Anglès)

Adj

1. (informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
2. (informal) Of food or a beverage, having reduced fat or calories.
3. Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
4. Tight-fitting.
5. Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).

Noun

1. (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
2. A state of nakedness; nudity.
3. (informal) A low-fat serving of coffee.
4. (nonstandard) A skinny being.
5. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a narrow fence.

Verb

To reduce or cut down.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈskɪni/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: skinny

In summary

From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin + -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin.

Conceptes

magre

raquític

sec

esquelètic

flac

descarnat

escanyolit

escarransit

xuclat

escardalenc

ressec

ossut

consumit

demacrat

Sinònims

thin

lean

emaciated

gaunt

scrawny

meager

slim

slender

skimpy

bony

weak

scraggy

tightfitting

tightly fitting

frail

tight fitting

tight-fitting

meagre

underweight

lank

spare

near

close

flimsy

poor

be thin

boney

become skinny

penny-pinching

cheeseparing

underfed

sparse

cutaneous

weedy

small

empty

rawboned

lanky

cadaverous

skin and bone

jejune

in short supply

hungry

hardfisted

dry

haggard

get thin

dermal

poop

💩

pinched

Traduccions

magro

maigre

flaco

dünn

mager

delgado

mince

mager

schraal

sottile

sprietig

maigrelet

magro

dürr

schlank