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

  1. 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"

  2. Skinny as an adjective (informal, of food or beverages):

    Low-fat.

  3. Skinny as an adjective:

    Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).

  4. Skinny as an adjective (of clothing):

    tight-fitting

    Examples:

    "[[skinny jeans]]"

  1. 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."

  2. Skinny as a noun:

    A state of nakedness; nudity.

  3. Skinny as a noun (informal):

    A low-fat serving of coffee.

  4. Skinny as a noun:

    A skinny being.

  1. Skinny as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce or cut down.

  1. 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"

  2. Thin as an adjective:

    Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    Examples:

    "'thin wire; thin string"

  3. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    Examples:

    "thin person"

  4. Thin as an adjective:

    Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.

  5. 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."

  6. 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.

  7. Thin as an adjective:

    Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

  8. Thin as an adjective:

    Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    Examples:

    "a thin disguise"

  1. 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.

  2. Thin as a noun:

    Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    Examples:

    "chocolate mint thins"

    "potato thins"

  1. Thin as a verb (transitive):

    To make thin or thinner.

  2. Thin as a verb (intransitive):

    To become thin or thinner.

  3. Thin as a verb:

    To dilute.

  4. Thin as a verb:

    To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

  1. Thin as an adverb:

    Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    Examples:

    "seed sown thin"