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thinner

adj
/ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/UK/ˈθɪnɚ/US

Etymology

From thin + -er.

  1. inherited from *ténh₂us✻
  2. inherited from *þunnuz✻ — “thin”
  3. inherited from *þunnī✻
  4. inherited from þynne
  5. inherited from thinne
  6. suffixed as thinner — “thin + er”

Definitions

  1. comparative form of thin

    comparative form of thin: more thin

  2. A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.

    • Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.

  3. Something that thins or thins out (another thing).

    • Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners.
    • The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.
    • A solid mane thinner is indispensable in finishing the looks of your horse.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at thinner. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at thinner. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at thinner

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA