macer

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) lean, skinny, meager
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) thin, poor

Concepts

lean

thin

skinny

meager

paltry

rawboned

scanty

scraggy

scrawny

sparse

exiguous

unsatisfying

gaunt

haggard

Synonyms

exilis

macilentus

tenuis

exiguus

gracilis

subtīlis

Translations

maigre

flaco

magro

magre

mager

magro

delgado

sottile

escanyolit

karg

hager

knapp

flac

نَحِيف

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈma.kɛr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *makros, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós, from *meh₂ḱ- (“to increase”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), Old English mæġer (though English meager is from the Latin via French).