Thinned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

make thin or thinner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪnd/.

Examples

Thin the solution
cut bourbon
sold cut whiskey

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut slenderize melt off reduce lose weight slim down dilute weakened thin thin out slim

Antonyms

gain thicken

Parts of Speech

verb	lose thickness; become thin or thinner
verb	make thin or thinner “Thin the solution”
verb	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture “cut bourbon”
verb	take off weight
adjective	mixed with water “sold cut whiskey”

Word Forms

thinner	noun	a diluting agent
dilution	noun	a diluted solution
dilutant	noun	a diluting agent
thinning	noun	the act of diluting something
cutting	noun	the act of diluting something
reducing	noun	loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdünnt

an Dicke verlieren; dünner oder dünner werden

🇫🇷French

aminci

perdre de l'épaisseur; devenir mince ou plus mince

🇪🇸Spanish

adelgazado

perder espesor; adelgazar o adelgazar

🇮🇹Italian

diluito

perdere spessore; dimagrire o dimagrire

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgedund

dikte verliezen; dun of dunner worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

diluído

perder espessura; ficar magro ou mais magro

🇷🇺Russian

истонченный

потерять толщину; стать худым или тоньше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतला

मोटाई खोना; पतला या पतला हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাতলা

বেধ হারান; পাতলা বা পাতলা হয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்லியதாக

தடிமன் இழக்க; மெல்லியதாக அல்லது மெல்லியதாக ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

పలచబడ్డాడు

మందం కోల్పోతారు; సన్నగా లేదా సన్నగా మారతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

पातळ केले

जाडी गमावणे; पातळ किंवा पातळ होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાતળું

જાડાઈ ગુમાવવી; પાતળા અથવા પાતળા બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆಳುವಾಯಿತು

ದಪ್ಪವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ತೆಳ್ಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಳ್ಳಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിഞ്ഞു

കനം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക; മെലിഞ്ഞതോ മെലിഞ്ഞതോ ആകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਲਾ

ਮੋਟਾਈ ਗੁਆਉਣਾ; ਪਤਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਪਤਲੇ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتلا

موٹائی کھو؛ پتلا یا پتلا ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变薄的

失去厚度；变瘦或者变薄

🇯🇵Japanese

薄くなった

厚みが失われる。薄くなったり、薄くなったりする

🇰🇷Korean

얇아진

두께를 잃다; 얇아지거나 얇아지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mỏng đi

mất độ dày; trở nên mỏng hoặc mỏng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ผอมบาง

สูญเสียความหนา ผอมลงหรือบางลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipis

kehilangan ketebalan; menjadi kurus atau kurus

🇵🇭Filipino

pinanipis

mawala ang kapal; maging payat o payat

🇲🇾Malay

menipis

kehilangan ketebalan; menjadi kurus atau lebih kurus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضعفت

تفقد سمك. تصبح رقيقة أو أرق

🇮🇷Persian

نازک شده

از دست دادن ضخامت؛ لاغر یا لاغر شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

inceltilmiş

kalınlığını kaybetmek; incelmek veya incelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דליל

לאבד עובי; להיות דק או דק יותר

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The primary meaning of 'thinned' is 'lose thickness; become thin or thinner'.

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Using 'thinned' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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