On the little plateau which crowned the barren hill there stood a single giant boulder, and against this boulder there lay a tall man, long-bearded and hard-featured, but of an excessive thinness.
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Thinness
Synonyms for "thinness" (144 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Noun(5 words)
admission of lightairinessairy nothingairy textureattenuationausteritybodilessnesschinchinesschintzinessclarityclearnesscrystal-clearnesscrystallinitydeadnessdelicacydiaphaneitydiaphanousnessdilutednessdilutionedge
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Strong matches (43)
fewnessfilminessfinenessflatnessflavorlessnessflightinessflimsinessfluffinessfrailtyfrivolousnessfrothinessgauzinessglassinessglasslikenessgossamerinessgracilityimmaterialityinanityincorporealityinfrequency
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Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
low density
Related words (72)
mistinessnarrownessniggardlinessnonopacitypaltrinesspaperinessparsimonypaucitypelluciditypuninessrarenessrarityrestrictednesssaplessnesssavorlessnessscantinessscantnessscarcityscrawninessscrimpiness
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shallow-wittednessshallownesssheernessshow-throughskimpinessslendernessslightnessslim pickingsslimnesssmallnesssparenesssparsenesssparsitystalenessstinginessstringencysubtilitysubtiltysubtletysuperficialitytastelessnesstenuitytenuousnesstightnesstransmission of lighttransparencetransparencytranspicuousnessuncloudednessunprofoundnessunprofundityunsavorinessunsubstantialityvaguenessvapidityvitreosityvitreousnessvitrescencevolatilitywaterinessweaknesswishy-washinesswispiness
Noun(9 words)
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More general
20 entriesargument qualityattributebodily propertybodybody conditionconsistenceconsistencydimensionevidence qualityexiguityhealth stateleannessmeagernessmeagrenessnarrownessphysical property
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More specific
9 entriesanorexiabare claimbone thinnesscachexiafabric thinnesspaper thinnessscant evidenceunderweightweak argument
Collocations
6 entriesdegree of thinnessextreme thinnessperceived thinnessphysical thinnessthinness of fabricthinness of paper
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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 […].
Source: wiktionary
Beyond celebrating the aesthetic value of thinness, pro-anas claim that thinness is a reflection of excellence in other areas of one's life.
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