thin
thin
v. trans.
P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.); see reduce.
v. trans.
P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.); see reduce.
thin
adj.
Lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.
Withered: P. and V. ξηρός.
Opposed to, thick, close: P. μανός.
Scanty: P. and V. σπά̆νιος.
Met., poor: P. and V. φαῦλος.
adj.
Lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.
Withered: P. and V. ξηρός.
Opposed to, thick, close: P. μανός.
Scanty: P. and V. σπά̆νιος.
Met., poor: P. and V. φαῦλος.
THIN
adj. tenuis (the proper word not thick; opposed to crassus): subtilis (fine tender): tritus: attritus (worn thin): gracilis: exilis: macer (lean; opposed to obesus): rarus (not close together; opposed to densus): angustus (narrow small in the opening; e.g. the neck of a vessel; opposed to latus): liquidus (watery): dilutus (mixed with liquids made thin; e.g. wine colors). Very thin praetenuis; pertenuis: to grow or become thin macrescere; rarescere liquescere.
adj. tenuis (the proper word not thick; opposed to crassus): subtilis (fine tender): tritus: attritus (worn thin): gracilis: exilis: macer (lean; opposed to obesus): rarus (not close together; opposed to densus): angustus (narrow small in the opening; e.g. the neck of a vessel; opposed to latus): liquidus (watery): dilutus (mixed with liquids made thin; e.g. wine colors). Very thin praetenuis; pertenuis: to grow or become thin macrescere; rarescere liquescere.
v. tenuare: extenuare (PROP.): attenuare (PROP. and figuratively): emaciare: liquefacere: diluere: minuere: absumere: consumere (figuratively to lessen consume etc). To thin trees etc. collucare (thoroughly); interlucare (here and there); intervellere (to cut off branches here and there; ☞ not sublegere in this sense).
thin (subs.): "thick and t.": v. THICK (subs.).
thin (adj.):
I. Having little density:
1. tĕnuis (oft. dissyll. in poet.): a t. atmosphere, t. coelum (opp. to crassum), Cic. Fat. 4, 7. t. fleecy clouds, t. lanae vellera, Virg. G. 1, 397 (cf. inania nubila, id. ib. 4, 196).
2. rārus (not close): t. air, r. aer, Lucr. 2, 107: t. hair, r. coma, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 111: the t.er part of the woods, rariores silvae, Tac. Agr. 37: t. ranks, r. ordines, Liv. 9, 27, ad med.: a t. gown, tunica r., Ov. Am. 1, 5, 13 (but r. vestis, in Cat. 69, 3, is rare, costly). Hence, rallus, Pl. Epid. 2, 2, 46. Phr.: a t. senate, infrequens senatus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 1: "scatters the rear of darkness t.," (Milton), perh. expr. by laxare tenebras, after Stat. Th. 12, 254.
II. Having little thickness, in dimension:
1. tĕnuis (see No. 1): a t. needle, t. acus, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 30: a long t. neck, procerum et t. collum, Cic. Brut. 91, 313: a t. toga, t. toga, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32: a t. line of march, t. agmen, Liv. 25, 23, ad fin.: a very t. leaf, praetenue folium, Plin. 16, 31, 56: who also has pertenuis, 18, 6, 7, No. 2.
2. grăcĭlis (slim): t. legs, g. crura, Suet. Ner. 51: a t. pamphlet, g. libellus, Mart. 13, 3, 1: t. (i. e. fine) hair, g. comae, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 23: a very t. stalk, pergracilis caulis, Plin. 25, 13, 101: very t., praegracilis, Tac. A. 4, 57. Fig.: t. vintages, g. vindemiae, Plin. Ep. 9, 20: v. POOR , SCANTY .
3. exīlis (meagre): a t. thigh, e. femur, Hor. Epod. 8, 10: a t., small, shrivelled heart, e. et exiguum et vietum cor, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: very t., perexilis, Col. 11, 2, 60. Fig.: a t. soil, e. solum, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 67.
4. măcer, cra, crum: v.LEAN .
5. subtīlis (fine-spun): a t. thread, s. filum, Lucr. 4, 86: the t. edge of the sword, s. acies ferri, Sen. Ep. 76, 14 Catul. 64, 63.
6. lĕvĭdensis: a t. garment, l. vestis, Isid. Orig. 19, 22: fig. in Cic. of a trifling gift. Phr.: a decree was passed against this Romans, under a t. disguise of words, decretum sub levi verborum praetextu adversus Romanos factum est, Liv. 36, 6: a very t. man, homo vegrande macie torridus, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93: worn t., attrītus: v.WORN .
III. Of liquids:
1. tĕnuis: t. wine, t. vinum, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 63.
2. dīlūtus: a t. drink, d. potio, Cels. 1, 3: v.DILUTED . It is also applied to the mixing of colours.
IV. Of sounds:
1. exīlis: a t. voice, e. vox (opp. to plenus), Quint. 11, 3, 15 whereas exiguus expr. a small volume of sound.
2. tĕnuis: a t. sharp voice, t. et acuta vox, id. 11, 3, 42: praetenuis, id. 11, 3, 41.
3. pŭsillus: a t. voice, p. vox, id. 11, 3, 32.
4. dēductus: a t. voice, d. vox, Lucil.: Afran.
I. Having little density:
1. tĕnuis (oft. dissyll. in poet.): a t. atmosphere, t. coelum (opp. to crassum), Cic. Fat. 4, 7. t. fleecy clouds, t. lanae vellera, Virg. G. 1, 397 (cf. inania nubila, id. ib. 4, 196).
2. rārus (not close): t. air, r. aer, Lucr. 2, 107: t. hair, r. coma, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 111: the t.er part of the woods, rariores silvae, Tac. Agr. 37: t. ranks, r. ordines, Liv. 9, 27, ad med.: a t. gown, tunica r., Ov. Am. 1, 5, 13 (but r. vestis, in Cat. 69, 3, is rare, costly). Hence, rallus, Pl. Epid. 2, 2, 46. Phr.: a t. senate, infrequens senatus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 1: "scatters the rear of darkness t.," (Milton), perh. expr. by laxare tenebras, after Stat. Th. 12, 254.
II. Having little thickness, in dimension:
1. tĕnuis (see No. 1): a t. needle, t. acus, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 30: a long t. neck, procerum et t. collum, Cic. Brut. 91, 313: a t. toga, t. toga, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32: a t. line of march, t. agmen, Liv. 25, 23, ad fin.: a very t. leaf, praetenue folium, Plin. 16, 31, 56: who also has pertenuis, 18, 6, 7, No. 2.
2. grăcĭlis (slim): t. legs, g. crura, Suet. Ner. 51: a t. pamphlet, g. libellus, Mart. 13, 3, 1: t. (
3. exīlis (meagre): a t. thigh, e. femur, Hor. Epod. 8, 10: a t., small, shrivelled heart, e. et exiguum et vietum cor, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: very t., perexilis, Col. 11, 2, 60. Fig.: a t. soil, e. solum, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 67.
4. măcer, cra, crum: v.
5. subtīlis (fine-spun): a t. thread, s. filum, Lucr. 4, 86: the t. edge of the sword, s. acies ferri, Sen. Ep. 76, 14 Catul. 64, 63.
6. lĕvĭdensis: a t. garment, l. vestis, Isid. Orig. 19, 22: fig. in Cic. of a trifling gift. Phr.: a decree was passed against this Romans, under a t. disguise of words, decretum sub levi verborum praetextu adversus Romanos factum est, Liv. 36, 6: a very t. man, homo vegrande macie torridus, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93: worn t., attrītus: v.
III. Of liquids:
1. tĕnuis: t. wine, t. vinum, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 63.
2. dīlūtus: a t. drink, d. potio, Cels. 1, 3: v.
IV. Of sounds:
1. exīlis: a t. voice, e. vox (opp. to plenus), Quint. 11, 3, 15 whereas exiguus expr. a small volume of sound.
2. tĕnuis: a t. sharp voice, t. et acuta vox, id. 11, 3, 42: praetenuis, id. 11, 3, 41.
3. pŭsillus: a t. voice, p. vox, id. 11, 3, 32.
4. dēductus: a t. voice, d. vox, Lucil.: Afran.
thin (v.):
I. To render less dense or numerous:
1. tĕnuo, 1: the sun t.s the thick atmosphere, sol aera spissum tenuat, Sen. N. Q. 5, 3, 3: v.RAREFY : to t. the eyebrows, palpebrarum crassitudinem t., id. Ep. 64, 8 Ov.
2. attĕnuo, 1 (more freq. in prose than preced.): a legion t.'d by battles, legio proeliis attenuata, Caes. B. C. 3, 89: Catul. 64, 41: v.DIMINISH .
3. extĕnuo, 1: Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101 (of the air).
4. intervello, vulsi, vulsum, 3 (to t. by plucking out here and there): to t. the beard, i. barbam, Sen. Ep. 114, 21: Col. 5, 10, 5.
5. interlĕgo, lēgi, lectum, 3 (syn. of preced.): Virg. G. 2, 366.
6. expr. by t. t. for t.ing trees: collucare, Cat. R. R. 139; interlūcare, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 214; sublucare, Fest. Phr.: to t. the hair, mitigare pilos, Plin. 35, 6, 19.
II. To render less thick, in dimension:
1. tĕnuo, 1: the plough-*share is t.'d by use, vomer tenuatur ab usu, Ov. Pont. 2, 7, 43: v.WEAR AWAY .
2. attĕnuo, 1: to t. the hands of a statue, a. manus signi, Lucr. 1, 317 (by touching).
3. extĕnuo, 1: to t. wood with a pruning-knife (i. e. pare it), lignum falce e., Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 6.
I. To render less dense or numerous:
1. tĕnuo, 1: the sun t.s the thick atmosphere, sol aera spissum tenuat, Sen. N. Q. 5, 3, 3: v.
2. attĕnuo, 1 (more freq. in prose than preced.): a legion t.'d by battles, legio proeliis attenuata, Caes. B. C. 3, 89: Catul. 64, 41: v.
3. extĕnuo, 1: Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101 (of the air).
4. intervello, vulsi, vulsum, 3 (to t. by plucking out here and there): to t. the beard, i. barbam, Sen. Ep. 114, 21: Col. 5, 10, 5.
5. interlĕgo, lēgi, lectum, 3 (syn. of preced.): Virg. G. 2, 366.
6. expr. by t. t. for t.ing trees: collucare, Cat. R. R. 139; interlūcare, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 214; sublucare, Fest. Phr.: to t. the hair, mitigare pilos, Plin. 35, 6, 19.
II. To render less thick, in dimension:
1. tĕnuo, 1: the plough-*share is t.'d by use, vomer tenuatur ab usu, Ov. Pont. 2, 7, 43: v.
2. attĕnuo, 1: to t. the hands of a statue, a. manus signi, Lucr. 1, 317 (by touching).
3. extĕnuo, 1: to t. wood with a pruning-knife (
thin, grow:
I. To become less dense:
1. rāresco, 3: the wool of quadrupeds grows t., quadrupedibus lanae rarescunt, Plin. 11, 39. 94, ad fin.: the clouds grow t., rarescunt nubila, Lucr. 6, 214.
2. rārēfio: Lucr. 1, 648 (opp. to denseri).
II. To become less in dimension: grăcĭlesco, 3: v.TAPER : macresco, 3: v. GROW LEAN : so, remacresco, crui, 3 (to grow t. again), Suet. Dom. 18: tĕnuesco only occurs in part.; applied by Censorin. to the waning moon.
I. To become less dense:
1. rāresco, 3: the wool of quadrupeds grows t., quadrupedibus lanae rarescunt, Plin. 11, 39. 94, ad fin.: the clouds grow t., rarescunt nubila, Lucr. 6, 214.
2. rārēfio: Lucr. 1, 648 (opp. to denseri).
II. To become less in dimension: grăcĭlesco, 3: v.
λεπτός
(husked, threshed) fine, thin, delicate, subtle
ἀραιός
thin, narrow, slight, slender
thin
λιπόσαρκος
lean, thin
πετηλώδης
like a leaf, worn thin
σαχρός
thin
σκληφρός
slender, slight, thin
χαμνός
thin, water
ψεδνός
thin, spare, scanty
ἑανός
fine, thin (textile, metal)
ἔκλεπτος
ov, very thin
ἰσχαλέος
thin
(husked, threshed) fine, thin, delicate, subtle
ἀραιός
thin, narrow, slight, slender
appearing fewer than 50 times
λεπτοτράχηλοςthin
λιπόσαρκος
lean, thin
πετηλώδης
like a leaf, worn thin
σαχρός
thin
σκληφρός
slender, slight, thin
χαμνός
thin, water
ψεδνός
thin, spare, scanty
ἑανός
fine, thin (textile, metal)
ἔκλεπτος
ov, very thin
ἰσχαλέος
thin
tenuis
drawn out, meagre, slim, thin, lank, slender
rarus
of loose texture, thin, rare, not thick
exilis
strict, narrow, thin, slender, lank, small, meagre, poor
gracilis
thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean
macer
lean, meagre, thin, emaciated
thin, weak, dilute
strigosus
lean, lank, thin, meagre
drawn out, meagre, slim, thin, lank, slender
rarus
of loose texture, thin, rare, not thick
exilis
strict, narrow, thin, slender, lank, small, meagre, poor
gracilis
thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean
macer
lean, meagre, thin, emaciated
appearing fewer than 50 times
dilutusthin, weak, dilute
strigosus
lean, lank, thin, meagre