The difference between Skinny and Thin
When used as nouns, skinny means the details or facts, whereas thin means a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
When used as verbs, skinny means to reduce or cut down, whereas thin means to make thin or thinner.
When used as adjectives, skinny means thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense), whereas thin means having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Thin is also adverb with the meaning: not thickly or closely.
check bellow for the other definitions of Skinny and Thin
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Skinny as an adjective (informal):
thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
Examples:
"Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender"
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Skinny as an adjective (informal, of food or beverages):
Low-fat.
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Skinny as an adjective:
Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
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Skinny as an adjective (of clothing):
tight-fitting
Examples:
"[[skinny jeans]]"
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Skinny as a noun (colloquial):
The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
Examples:
"She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club."
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Skinny as a noun:
A state of nakedness; nudity.
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Skinny as a noun (informal):
A low-fat serving of coffee.
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Skinny as a noun:
A skinny being.
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Skinny as a verb (transitive):
To reduce or cut down.
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Thin as an adjective:
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Examples:
"'thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering"
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Thin as an adjective:
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Examples:
"'thin wire; thin string"
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Thin as an adjective:
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Examples:
"thin person"
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Thin as an adjective:
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
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Thin as an adjective:
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
Examples:
"The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."
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Thin as an adjective (golf):
Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
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Thin as an adjective:
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
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Thin as an adjective:
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
Examples:
"a thin disguise"
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Thin as a noun (philately):
A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
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Thin as a noun:
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Examples:
"chocolate mint thins"
"potato thins"
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Thin as a verb (transitive):
To make thin or thinner.
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Thin as a verb (intransitive):
To become thin or thinner.
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Thin as a verb:
To dilute.
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Thin as a verb:
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
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Thin as an adverb:
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Examples:
"seed sown thin"