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Diminish is a related term of thin.


As a verb diminish

is to make smaller.

As a proper noun thin is

the fifth earthly branch represented by the.

diminish

English

Verb

(es)
  • To make smaller.
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  • To become smaller.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
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  • To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
  • * Robynson (More's Utopia)
    • This doth nothing diminish their opinion.
  • * Bible, Ezekiel xxix. 15
    • I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
  • * Milton
    • O thou at whose sight all the stars / Hide their diminished heads.
  • To taper.
  • To disappear gradually.
  • To take away; to subtract.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy iv. 2
    • Neither shall ye diminish aught from it.
  • (music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.

    • Derived terms

    * law of diminishing returns

    thin

    English

    Adjective

    (thinner)
  • Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
    • thin plate of metal
    thin paper
    thin board
    thin covering
  • Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
    • thin wire
    thin string
  • Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
    • thin person
  • Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
  • Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
    • The trees of a forest are thin'''; the corn or grass is '''thin .
  • * Addison
    • Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.
  • (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
  • Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
  • * Dryden
    • thin , hollow sounds, and lamentable screams
  • Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
    • a thin disguise

    Synonyms

    * reedy * slender * slim * skinny * waifish * fine * lightweight * narrow * svelte * See also

    Antonyms

    * thick

    Derived terms

    * into thin air * razor thin * thin air * thin as a rake * thick and thin * thin-skinned * wear thin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
  • Any food produced or served in thin slices.
    • chocolate mint thins
    potato thins

    Verb

  • To make thin or thinner.
  • To become thin or thinner.
  • To dilute.
  • To remove some plants in order to improve the growth of those remaining.

    • Derived terms

    * thin out

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
    • seed sown thin
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Spain is thin sown of people.

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