thinness

thinness
noun die Dünne
* * *
thin·ness
[ˈθɪnnəs]
n no pl
1. (not fat) Magerkeit f
2. (fig: lack of depth) Dünnheit f
* * *
['ɵInnɪs]
n
1) Dünnheit f, Dünnigkeit f; (of dress, material) Leichtheit f; (of liquid) Dünnflüssigkeit f; (of paper, line, thread) Feinheit f; (of column of print) geringe Breite
2) (of person) Magerkeit f
3)

(= sparseness) the thinness of his hair — sein schütterer or spärlicher Haarwuchs

the thinness of the grass — das spärlich wachsende Gras

4) (= lack of density of air) Dünnheit f
5) (fig of voice, smile) Schwachheit f; (of excuse, disguise, plot) Dürftigkeit f; (of trading) Schlaffheit f; (of profits) geringe Höhe; (of majority) Knappheit facademic.ru/74578/thin">thin
See:
thin
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thinness s
1. Dünne f, Dünnheit f
2. Magerkeit f
3. fig Spärlichkeit f
4. fig Dürftigkeit f
5. fig Seichtheit f
* * *
n.
Dünnheit -en f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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