skinny

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈskɪni/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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.

Concepts

maigre

mince

maigrelet

affamé

amaigri

amaigrir

grêle

maigrir

fermer

os

🦴

petit

près

proche

squelettique

très maigre

à gros os

aux gros os

plein d’os

décharné

dégonflé

émincé

faire maigrir

émacié

maigrichon

plein d’arêtes

s’amaigrir

cadavéreux

devenir maigre

maigriot

d’un poids insuffisant

hâve

inutile

Synonymes

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

Traductions

magro

flaco

dünn

mager

delgado

mager

sprietig

schraal

sottile

magre

schlank

enjuto

dürr

magro

magre