Definition thin in British English

Other ways of saying thin

slim thin in an attractive way: He was looking much slimmer after his holiday.

slender thin in a graceful way: a tall slender woman in her late 40s

skinny (informal) too thin: a skinny little boy of about eight

anorexic extremely thin in a way that does not look healthy, also used by doctors to describe someone who has the illness anorexia nervosa: He must have been dieting – he was looking positively anorexic!

lean thin and strong: a lean man wearing a cowboy hat

emaciated extremely thin because you have been ill or do not have enough to eat: emaciated children holding out bowls for food

trim thin in a way that suggests you are careful about what you eat and how much you exercise: His trim figure made him look younger than he was.

gaunt so thin that people can see your bones under your skin: His face was gaunt with lack of sleep.

bony so thin that people can see your bones under your skin: long bony limbs that never seemed to fit his clothes