Lithe vs. Thin
Difference Between Lithe and Thin
Litheadjective
Readily bent; supple
lithe birch branches.Thinadjective
Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension
a thin book.Litheadjective
Marked by effortless grace
a lithe ballet dancer.Thinadjective
Not great in diameter or cross section; fine
thin wire.Litheverb
To go.
Thinadjective
Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
Litheverb
To become calm.
Thinadjective
Not dense or concentrated; sparse
the thin vegetation of the plateau.Litheverb
To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
Thinadjective
More rarefied than normal
thin air.Litheverb
To attend; listen, hearken.
Thinadjective
Flowing with relative ease; not viscous
a thin oil.Litheverb
(transitive) To listen to, hearken to.
Thinadjective
Watery
thin soup.Litheadjective
(obsolete) Mild; calm.
lithe weatherThinadjective
Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty
a thin menu.Litheadjective
Slim but not skinny.
lithe bodyThinadjective
Having a low number of transactions
thin trading in the stock market.Litheadjective
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
the elephant’s lithe proboscis.Thinadjective
Lacking force or substance; flimsy
a thin attempt.Litheadjective
Adaptable.
Thinadjective
Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny
The piano had a thin sound.Lithenoun
(Scotland) Shelter.
Thinadjective
Lacking radiance or intensity
thin light.Litheadjective
gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
Thinadjective
Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.
Thinadverb
In a thin manner
Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.Thinadverb
So as to be thin
Cut the cheese thin.Thinverb
To make or become thin or thinner.
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
thin plate of metal;thin paper;thin board;thin coveringThinadjective
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
thin wire;thin stringThinadjective
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
thin personThinadjective
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
Thinadjective
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.Thinadjective
(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Thinadjective
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
a thin disguiseThinnoun
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Thinnoun
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
chocolate mint thinspotato thinsThinverb
(transitive) To make thin or thinner.
Thinverb
(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
Thinverb
To dilute.
Thinverb
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
seed sown thinThinverb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Thinverb
make thin or thinner;
Thin the solutionThinverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
cut bourbonThinverb
take off weight
Thinadjective
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
thin wirea thin chiffon blousea thin booka thin layer of paintThinadjective
lacking excess flesh;
you can't be too rich or too thinYon Cassius has a lean and hungry lookThinadjective
very narrow;
a thin line across the pageThinadjective
having little substance or significance;
a flimsy excuseslight evidencea tenuous argumenta thin plotThinadjective
not dense;
a thin beardtrees were sparseThinadjective
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
air is thin at high altitudesa thin soupskimmed milk is much thinner than whole milkthin oilThinadjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
a thin feeble cryThinadjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort;
a thin smileThinadverb
without viscosity;
the blood was flowing thin
