skinny

(Engels)

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈskɪni/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: 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.

Concepten

mager

sprietig

schraal

broodmager

uitgemergeld

dun

spichtig

vellen

magertjes

uitgeblust

hoekvormig

iel

karig

schaars

schriel

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

magro

maigre

flaco

dünn

mager

delgado

mince

sottile

magre

schlank

enjuto

dürr

maigrelet

magro

scremato