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English

Etymology

From Middle English thinne, thünne, thenne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-West Germanic *þunn?, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”) – compare *þanjan? (“to stretch, spread out”) – from Proto-Indo-European *ténh?us (“thin”), from *ten- (“to stretch”).

Cognate with German dünn, Dutch dun, West Frisian tin, Icelandic þunnur, Danish tynd, Swedish tunn, Latin tenuis, Irish tanaí, Welsh tenau, Latvian tievs, Sanskrit ??? (tanú, “thin”), Persian ???? (tang, “narrow”). Doublet of tenuis. Also related to tenuous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???n/
• Rhymes: -?n
• Homophones: tin (with th-stopping), fin (with th-fronting)

Adjective

thin (comparative thinner, superlative thinnest)

1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

   • Out of spite, the human beings pretended not to believe that it was Snowball who had destroyed the windmill: they said that it had fallen down because the walls were too thin.

2. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

3. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

   thin person

4. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

   Water is thinner than honey.

5. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

   The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

   • Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.

6. (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
7. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

   • thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams

8. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

   a thin disguise

9. (aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.
   • 2016, Hartmut Wolf, ?Peter Forsyth, ?David Gillen, Liberalization in Aviation (page 105)

     In short, we previously found that thin routes benefit from an increase in competition in the Spanish airline market when considering routes that were monopoly routes in 2001.

10. Poor; scanty; without money or success.
    • 1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime? (page 92)

      Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]

Synonyms

• (having little thickness from one surface to its opposite): narrow; see also Thesaurus:narrow
• (very narrow in all diameters): fine
• (having little body fat or flesh): reedy, skinny, slender, slim, svelte, waifish; see also Thesaurus:slender or Thesaurus:scrawny
• (of low viscosity): runny, watery; see also Thesaurus:runny
• (not close or crowded): spaced out, sparse; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
• (not numerous): scant, scarce, slight

Antonyms

• thick

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

thin (plural thins)

1. (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
2. Any food produced or served in thin slices.

   chocolate mint thins

   potato thins

Translations

Verb

thin (third-person singular simple present thins, present participle thinning, simple past and past participle thinned)

1. (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
2. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

   The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.

3. To dilute.
4. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Derived terms

• thin out

Translations

Adverb

thin (comparative more thin, superlative most thin)

1. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

   seed sown thin

   • 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain

     Spain is a nation thin sown of people.

Further reading

• thin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• thin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• thin at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Nith, hint

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

thin (subjective pronoun þou)

1. Alternative form of þin (“thy”)

Pronoun

thin (subjective þou)

1. Alternative form of þin (“thine”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

thin

1. Alternative form of thinne (“thin”)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þ?n.

Determiner

th?n

1. thy, your (singular)
2. thine, yours

Inflection

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dijn
  • Dutch: dijn
  • Limburgish: dien

Further reading

• “th?n”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ði?n/

Determiner

th?n

1. Alternative form of din

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þ?n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?n/
• (late Old Saxon) IPA^(key): [ði?n]

Determiner

th?n

1. thy, your (singular)
2. thine, yours

Declension

See also

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, (5. Auflage) 2014
2. Altsächsisches Elementarbuch by Dr. F. Holthausen

Etymology 2

See here.

Determiner

thin

1. instrumental singular masculine/neuter of th?

Welsh

Noun

thin

1. Aspirate mutation of tin.

Mutation

Abinomn

Noun

bon

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon (feminine bone, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones, comparative moillous, superlative moillous)

1. good

Antonyms

• mau
• mauvois

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?b?n/

Adjective

bon

1. good; alternative form of bo

Usage notes

The form bon is used as the masculine singular form when the adjective precedes the noun, and bo is used in all other cases.

Related terms

• bé, ben
• bondat

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German von, from Old High German fon (“from”). Cognate with German von.

Preposition

bon

1. (Sette Comuni, + dative) from, of

Alternative forms

• vo (Luserna)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction

bon

1. bon + in, from the, of the

References

• “bon” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Danish

Etymology 1

From French bon (“voucher, ticket”), from the adjective bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). Compare also German Bon (“receipt, voucher”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b???]

Noun

bon c (singular definite bonen, plural indefinite boner)

1. receipt

Declension

Further reading

• “bon” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bon” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?b?o?n]

Verb

bon

1. imperative of bone

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?b????]

Verb

bon

1. imperative of bone

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?n/
• Hyphenation: bon
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

bon m (plural bonnen or bons, diminutive bonnetje n)

1. receipt
2. (Netherlands) ticket, fine (e.g. for speeding)
3. voucher

Derived terms

• op de bon

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: bon

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??/

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bonna, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meillor, superlative lo meillor)

1. good

   Comment el est bon de vos veir !

2. right, correct

   Totes voutres réponses sont bonnes !

3. (slang, slightly vulgar, of a woman) sexy

   Cela fenna est vrai bonna !

Antonyms

• mauvais, mal

Related terms

• ben
• bontá

French

Etymology

From Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??/, (before a vowel) /b?n?/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophones: bond, bonds, bons

Adjective

bon (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meilleur, superlative le meilleur)

1. good
2. right, correct
3. (slang, slightly derogatory, of a woman) sexy, hot, smoking hot

Usage notes

Only three French adjectives have an irregular comparative: bon, mauvais (pire) and petit (moindre).

Antonyms

• mauvais, mal

Derived terms

Related terms

• bien
• bonté

Noun

bon m (plural bons)

1. voucher, ticket, coupon

   Synonyms: coupon, billet

Derived terms

• bon de livraison
• échange de bons procédés

Descendants

• ? German: Bon

Interjection

bon

1. well; OK

Derived terms

• ah bon

Further reading

• “bon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Noun

bon

1. good

Adjective

bon m (feminine buine)

1. good

Antonyms

• trist, cjatîf, brut, frait

Related terms

• ben
• bontât

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese bom. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bon.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bon (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bo?n]
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

bon (plural bonok)

1. voucher

Usage notes

It is usually pronounced with a long o but the correct spelling is bon and not bón.

Declension

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?n/
• Hyphenation: bon

Etymology 1

From Dutch bon (“receipt”), from French bon. Cognate of Danish bon (“receipt”).

Noun

bon (first-person possessive bonku, second-person possessive bonmu, third-person possessive bonnya)

1. receipt.

   Synonyms: faktur, invois, kuitansi, resi

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch bond (“bond”), from Middle Dutch bund, from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”). Cognate of English bond.

Noun

bon (first-person possessive bonku, second-person possessive bonmu, third-person possessive bonnya)

1. union, association, guild.

   Synonym: perserikatan

Further reading

• “bon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Adjective

bon (comparative melior, superlative le melior or le optime)

1. good

Japanese

Romanization

bon

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese bom.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)

1. able
2. good
3. probable

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ban, bone, bane, boon

Etymology

From Old English b?n, in turn from Proto-Germanic *bain?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??n/
• (Northern ME, Early ME) IPA^(key): /ba?n/

Noun

bon (plural bones)

1. bone

Derived terms

• bakbon
• schulder bone
• bonwort

Descendants

• English: bone
• Geordie English: byen
• Scots: bane, bean, bain
• Yola: bane

References

• “b?n, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bõ (some manuscripts)

Etymology

From Old French bon.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes) (comparative meilleur, superlative meilleur)

1. good (virtuous, having positive qualities)

Descendants

• French: bon

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?n/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *b?n?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to shine”).

Noun

b?n f (nominative plural b?na)

1. ornament

Related terms

• b?nian
• ?eb?ned

Etymology 2

Shortening of b?gan.

Verb

b?n

1. Alternative form of b?gan

Old French

Alternative forms

• boen, boun, buen, bun

Etymology

From Latin bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bun/
• Rhymes: -un

Adjective

bon m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bone, comparative meillor, superlative meillor)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Declension

Related terms

• bien
• bonté / bunté

Descendants

• Middle French: bon
  • French: bon
• Picard: boin
• Walloon: bon
• ? Middle English: boon, bone
  • English: boon
  • Scots: boon

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• bo

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonas)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Descendants

• Catalan: bo, bon
• Occitan: bon

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese bom and Kabuverdianu bon.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Polish

Etymology

From French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?n/

Noun

bon m inan

1. voucher, coupon

   Synonym: talon

Declension

Further reading

• bon in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• bon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French bon.

Noun

bon n (plural bonuri)

1. voucher, ticket, coupon

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From German Bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bó?n/

Noun

b??n m inan

1. voucher

Inflection

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boom.

Noun

bon

1. tree

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu?n/

Noun

bon

1. definite singular of bo
2. indefinite plural of bo

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English bone.

Noun

bon

1. bone

Venetian

Alternative forms

• bòn, bón

Etymology

From Latin bonus. Compare Italian buono.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural boni, feminine plural bone) (Alternative masculine plural: buni)

1. good

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [???n??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [??????]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [??????]

Verb

bon • (????)

1. to roll (on wheels)

Volapük

Noun

bon (nominative plural bons)

1. bean

Declension

Derived terms

• bonik

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Antonyms

• måva, mwais