The difference between Slim and Thin

When used as nouns, slim means a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes, 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, slim means to lose weight in order to achieve slimness, whereas thin means to make thin or thinner.

When used as adjectives, slim means slender in an attractive way, 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 Slim and Thin

  1. Slim as an adjective (of a person or a person's build):

    Slender, thin. Slender in an attractive way. Designed to make the wearer appear slim. Long and narrow. Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.

    Examples:

    "Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young."

  2. Slim as an adjective (of something abstract like a chance or margin):

    Very small, tiny.

    Examples:

    "I'm afraid your chances are quite slim."

  3. Slim as an adjective (rural, Northern England, Scotland):

    Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.

    Examples:

    "A slimly-shod lad; a slimly-made cart."

  4. Slim as an adjective (South Africa, obsolete, _, in, _, UK):

    Sly, crafty.

  1. Slim as a noun:

    A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

    Examples:

    "I only smoke slims."

  2. Slim as a noun (Ireland, regional):

    A potato farl.

  3. Slim as a noun (East Africa, uncountable):

    AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

  4. Slim as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Cocaine.

  1. Slim as a verb (intransitive):

    To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

  2. Slim as a verb (transitive):

    To make slimmer; to reduce in size.

  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"

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