Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper-thin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per-thin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very thin, such as the quality of paper.

adj

Example Sentences

"As late as 1948 NKP, for its part, pitted its Berkshires against borrowed road diesels and declared that the difference in costs was less than paper thin."

Phrases

paper-thinness

Synonyms

paper-thick razor-thin

Questions

What does paper-thin mean?: Very thin, such as the quality of paper.

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