Origin: Germanic
Old English suffix
Thinness has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
"the tenuity of a hair"
"the thinness of a rope"
2
the property of having little body fat
3
the property of being very narrow or thin
"he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"
4
the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness
5
a consistency of low viscosity
"he disliked the thinness of the soup"
6
The state or quality of being thin.
Example Sentences
"the tenuity of a hair"
noun
"the thinness of a rope"
noun
"he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"
noun
"he disliked the thinness of the soup"
noun
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