Emaciated vs. Thin
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 coveringEmaciatedverb
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 stringEmaciatedadjective
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 concentrationThinadjective
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
thin personThinadjective
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 disguiseThinnoun
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Thinnoun
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
chocolate mint thinspotato thinsThinverb
(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 thinThinverb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Thinverb
make thin or thinner;
Thin the solutionThinverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
cut bourbonThinverb
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 paintThinadjective
lacking excess flesh;
you can't be too rich or too thinYon Cassius has a lean and hungry lookThinadjective
very narrow;
a thin line across the pageThinadjective
having little substance or significance;
a flimsy excuseslight evidencea tenuous argumenta thin plotThinadjective
not dense;
a thin beardtrees were sparseThinadjective
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 oilThinadjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
a thin feeble cryThinadjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort;
a thin smileThinadverb
without viscosity;
the blood was flowing thin
