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Thinness Definition & Meaning

thinness
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"

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What does thinness mean?
relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" the property of having little body fat the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup"
What part of speech is thinness?
Thinness is a noun.
How many definitions does thinness have?
Thinness has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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