thinness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈθɪnnəs/ UK /ˈθɪnnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being thin or slender The alarming thinness of the ice kept the skaters near the shore. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being thin... slendernessleannessslimnessfinenesssparseness ↔ Opposites thicknessfatnessdensity Word family Related forms thinthinlythinning Etymology AI details From thin (Old English thynne) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness, from Proto-Germanic *thunnuz, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten- ('to stretch'). thynne Old English *thunnuz Proto-Germanic *ten- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # thinness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɪnnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɪnnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being thin or slender ## Examples - The alarming thinness of the ice kept the skaters near the shore. ## Synonyms - slenderness - leanness - slimness - fineness - sparseness ## Antonyms - thickness - fatness - density ## Related Forms - thin - thinly - thinning ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thynne - Root: *thunnuz - Root: *ten- ## Etymology From thin (Old English thynne) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness, from Proto-Germanic *thunnuz, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten- ('to stretch'). ## AI Etymology Thinness is from thin (Old English thynne) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness, from Proto-Germanic *thunnuz, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten- ('to stretch'). Important recorded forms include thynne (Old English), *thunnuz (Proto-Germanic), and *ten- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the native -ness suffix turns an adjective or quality word into an abstract noun naming the state or condition. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of being thin or slender. The wider family includes related words such as thin, thinly, and thinning. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown