skinny (ˈskɪnɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- lacking in flesh; thin
- consisting of or resembling skin
Alternative Forms
ˈskinniness nounSynonyms
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- British English:
skinny
If you say that someone is skinny, you mean that they are very thin in a way you find unattractive.He had skinny legs.ˈskɪnɪ ADJECTIVE He had skinny legs.
- Spanish:
flaco
adj flaca
- French:
maigre
adj
- German:
dünn
adj
- Chinese: 极瘦的 adj
- Arabic: هَزِيلُ الـجِّسْمِ adj
- Portuguese: magrizela adj
- Russian: тощий adj тощая
- Croatian: mršav adj mršava
- Czech: hubený adj
- Danish: mager adj
- Dutch: broodmager adj
- Finnish: erittäin laiha adj
- Greek: ισχνός adj ισχνή
- Italian: magro adj magra
- Japanese: やせこけた no_posp
- Korean: 말라빠진 adj
- Norwegian: tynn adj
- Polish: chudy adj chuda
- Brazilian Portuguese: magrelo adj magrela
- European Spanish:
flaco
adj flaca
- Swedish: smal adj smalt
- Thai: ผอมมาก adj
- Turkish: kürdan gibi adj
- Vietnamese: gầy nhom adj
Usage examples
I watched him till the door opened and a skinny woman let him in.
, DEAD BEAT (2002)Not that I've dated all that much, but I have dated guys who were muscular and fit and guys who were skinny.
Maxim (2004)"He was a skinny little kid who hit more balls than I've ever seen a 10-year-old hit.
Globe and Mail (2003)Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is another who prefers to go full out rather then starve herself skinny.
Sun, News of the World (2000)I'm never going to have a pencil-thin waist or skinny thighs.
, Coping with Bulimia (1987)