What is the difference between slim and thin?

Thin is a synonym of slim.

Thin is a antonym of slim.

As adjectives the difference between slim and thin

is that slim is slender, thin while thin is having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

As nouns the difference between slim and thin

is that slim is a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes while thin is a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

As verbs the difference between slim and thin

is that slim is to lose weight in order to achieve slimness while thin is to make thin or thinner.

As an adverb thin is

not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

slim

English

Adjective

(slimmer)

Slender, thin.

# (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.

Movie stars are usually slim , attractive, and young.

# (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.

# (of an object) Long and narrow.

# (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.

(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.

I'm afraid your chances are quite slim .

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(South Africa) Sly, crafty.

Synonyms

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Noun

(en noun)

A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

I only smoke slims .

(East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

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(slang, uncountable) Cocaine.

Alternative forms

* (AIDS) Slim

Verb

To lose weight in order to achieve slimness

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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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