thin

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
2. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
3. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
4. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
5. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
6. Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
7. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
8. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
9. Of a route: relatively little used.
10. Poor; scanty; without money or success.

Noun

1. A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
2. Any food produced or served in thin slices.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
2. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
3. To dilute.
4. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Adv

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

Concepten

dun

mager

schraal

schriel

sprietig

verdunnen

karig

fijn

schaars

smal

spichtig

luchtig

slank

zeldzaam

afvallen

ijl

kostbaar

ongemeen

verspreiden

ontkrachten

guur

schel

scherp

gevat

gekuist

schril

geestig

fel

snedig

snerpend

doordringend

spitsvondig

bijtend

subtiel

temperen

vellen

benig

vermageren

dunnen

verzachten

verzwakken

ad rem

zwak

koilonychie

lepeltjesnagels

iel

afzwakken

Synoniemen

lean

skinny

slender

slim

weak

emaciated

gaunt

sparse

fine

meager

watery

flimsy

small

slight

narrow

dilute

tenuous

rare

delicate

poor

skimpy

frail

light

scrawny

meagre

lank

thin out

scarce

flat

reduce

spare

diluted

lose weight

washy

become thin

loose

feeble

attenuate

slenderize

scanty

slim down

bony

sleazy

in short supply

fragile

filmy

cut

faint

few

🤏

svelte

Vertalingen

mince

dünn

delgado

maigre

sottile

magro

flaco

mager

fino

λεπτός

fin

🔚

tenuis

magro

schmal

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/θɪn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: thinne

Overgenomen van Oudengels: þynne

Verwant aan Duits: dünn

Verwant aan Nederlands: dun

Verwant aan Fries: tin

Verwant aan IJslands: þunnur

Verwant aan Deens: tynd

Verwant aan Zweeds: tunn

Verwant aan Latijn: tenuis

Verwant aan Iers: tanaí

Verwant aan Welsh: tenau

Verwant aan Lets: tievs

Verwant aan Pools: cienki

Verwant aan Sanskriet: तनु

Verwant aan Perzisch: تنگ

In summary

From Middle English thinne, thünne, thenne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”) – compare *þanjaną (“to stretch, spread out”) – from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”), from *ten- (“to stretch”).
Cognate with German dünn, Dutch dun, West Frisian tin, Icelandic þunnur, Danish tynd, Swedish tunn, Latin tenuis, Irish tanaí, Welsh tenau, Latvian tievs, Polish cienki, Russian тонкий (tonkij), Sanskrit तनु (tanú, “thin”), Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow”). Doublet of tenuis. Also related to tenuous.

Zinnen

The difference is that here the " thin film " is a thin layer of air .

Het verschil is dat hier de "dunne film" een dunne laag lucht is.