Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thinness

/θˈɪnnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: thin-ness
IPA: /θˈɪnnɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being thin.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The beautiful prismatic colours seen on the Labrodore stone are owing to a similar cause, viz. the thinness of the laminæ of which it consists […]."
"Beyond celebrating the aesthetic value of thinness, pro-anas claim that thinness is a reflection of excellence in other areas of one's life."

Etymology

From Middle English thynnesse, from Old English þynnes (“thinness, slightness of density, lack of density, tenuity, fluidity, poverty, feebleness of sight, weakness”), equivalent to thin + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thynnesse, þynnes

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

thinnesses (plural)

Phrases

paper-thinness

Frequently Paired Words

paper-thinness

Synonyms

leanness spareness tenuity slenderness sparseness sparsity fineness

Antonyms

thickness fatness

Questions

How do you pronounce thinness?: The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɪnnɪs/.
What does thinness mean?: The state or quality of being thin.
Where does thinness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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