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Thin vs Gangly - What's the difference?

thin | gangly |

As adjectives the difference between thin and gangly

is that thin is having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite while gangly is tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

As a noun thin

is (philately) a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

As a verb thin

is to make thin or thinner.

As a adverb thin

is not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

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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    gangly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
  • * 1872 , , chapter VII
    • I should have shot that long gangly lubber they called Hank, if I could have done it without crippling six or seven other people—but of course I couldn't
  • * 1917 , , chapter XV
    • A rangy, gangly , Scandinavian youth of a sailor, droop-shouldered, six feet six and slender as a lath, with pallid eyes of palest blue and skin and hair attuned to the same colour scheme, joined Kwaque in his work.
  • * 2007 , Oswald J. Schmitz, Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation? , page 34
    • Individuals of this rabbit species tend to be very large (about the size of a beagle dog); they have long ears and long, gangly legs and a very thin fur coats.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Stoke 2 - 0 Fulham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=[Peter Crouch] The gangly striker played a one-two with Jermaine Pennant as the winger cut in from the right, and although Pennant easily jinked past centre-half Brede Hangeland, he shot narrowly wide of the far post.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * gangling