skinny

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

magro

maigre

flaco

dünn

mager

delgado

mince

mager

sprietig

sottile

magre

schraal

schlank

magro

dürr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɪni/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.