Emaciated vs. Thin

Emaciated vs. Thin — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Emaciated and Thin

Emaciatedadjective

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.

Thinadjective

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

thin plate of metal;thin paper;thin board;thin covering

Emaciatedverb

simple past tense and past participle of emaciate

Thinadjective

Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

thin wire;thin string

Emaciatedadjective

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold;

emaciated bony handsa nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boyseyes were haggard and cavernoussmall pinched faceskept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration

Thinadjective

Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

thin person
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Thinadjective

Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.

Thinadjective

Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

Thinadjective

(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

Thinadjective

Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

Thinadjective

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

a thin disguise

Thinnoun

(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

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Thinnoun

Any food produced or served in thin slices.

chocolate mint thinspotato thins

Thinverb

(transitive) To make thin or thinner.

Thinverb

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

Thinverb

To dilute.

Thinverb

To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Thinadverb

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

seed sown thin

Thinverb

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Thinverb

make thin or thinner;

Thin the solution

Thinverb

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

cut bourbon

Thinverb

take off weight

Thinadjective

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;

thin wirea thin chiffon blousea thin booka thin layer of paint

Thinadjective

lacking excess flesh;

you can't be too rich or too thinYon Cassius has a lean and hungry look

Thinadjective

very narrow;

a thin line across the page

Thinadjective

having little substance or significance;

a flimsy excuseslight evidencea tenuous argumenta thin plot

Thinadjective

not dense;

a thin beardtrees were sparse

Thinadjective

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;

air is thin at high altitudesa thin soupskimmed milk is much thinner than whole milkthin oil

Thinadjective

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;

a thin feeble cry

Thinadjective

lacking spirit or sincere effort;

a thin smile

Thinadverb

without viscosity;

the blood was flowing thin