The difference between Sparse and Thin
When used as verbs, sparse means to scatter, whereas thin means to make thin or thinner.
When used as adjectives, sparse means having widely spaced intervals, whereas thin means having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Thin is also noun with the meaning: a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Thin is also adverb with the meaning: not thickly or closely.
check bellow for the other definitions of Sparse and Thin
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Sparse as an adjective:
Having widely spaced intervals.
Examples:
"a sparse array, index, or matrix"
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Sparse as an adjective:
Not dense; meager; scanty.
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Sparse as a verb (obsolete):
To scatter; to disperse.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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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"