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thinness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English thynnesse, from Old English þynnes (“thinness, slightness of density, lack of density, tenuity, fluidity, poverty, feebleness of sight, weakness”), equivalent to thin + -ness.

  1. inherited from þynnes
  2. inherited from thynnesse

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being thin.

    • The beautiful prismatic colours seen on the Labrodore stone are owing to a similar cause, viz. the thinness of the laminæ of which it consists […].
    • Beyond celebrating the aesthetic value of thinness, pro-anas claim that thinness is a reflection of excellence in other areas of one's life.

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