dun

Sentences
An user
Bladgoud   is   minder   duur
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  dan   het   lijkt   omdat   de  goudlaag  ontzettend   dun   is .

Gold leaf is less expensive than it looks because the gold layer is incredibly thin.

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Meaning

dunnen

  1. (ergative) to thin, to become/make slender
  2. (ergative) to become/make sparse

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Concepts

thin
slender
liquid
sparse
lean
slim
skinny
rare
fluid
gaunt
lanky
fine
tenuous
thinly
transparent
washy
watery
wispy
airy
reeded
clear
diffuse
dilute
diluted
flimsy
meager
rarefied
scant
sheer
small
sparsely
tall
Synonyms

mager
C1
slank
C2
iel
ijl
43k
fijn
A1

dungezaaid

vloeibaar
C2
luchtig
C2
schraal

sprietig

graatmager
schaars
C2
smal
C2
rank
42k
papier
B1
slanke
23k
dunne
C1
enkel
A2
eenzaam
B1
slungel
rijzig

slungelig

Translations

mince
dünn
delgado
delgado
fino
sottile
dünnflüssig
flaco
magro
delicado
fin
🔚
schlank
liquide
flüssig
snello
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʏn/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
dunne
Inherited from Old Dutch
*thunni
In summary

From Middle Dutch dunne, from Old Dutch *thunni, from Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz. Cognate with English thin (Compare West-Flemish thinne).

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