Skinny

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Very thin. See Synonyms at lean2.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or resembling skin.
  • n. Slang Inside information; the real facts: learned the skinny on their falling-out.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.
  • adj. Low-fat.
  • adj. Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
  • n. The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
  • n. A state of nakedness; nudity.
  • n. A skinny being
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of or having the nature of skin; resembling skin or film; cutaneous; membranous.
  • Tough and firm or dense, but not hard: as, the skinny covering of a bird's beak: distinguished from horny.
  • Characterized by skinniness; showing skin with little appearance of flesh under it; lean; emaciated.
  • Miserly; stingy; mean.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. fitting snugly
  • adj. being very thin
  • adj. of or relating to or resembling skin
  • adj. giving or spending with reluctance
  • n. confidential information about a topic or person
  • Equivalent
    tight    lean    thin    stingy    ungenerous   
    Antonym
    obese   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    information    info   
    Cross Reference
    thing   
    Variant
    skinniest    skinnier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cutaneous    membranous    scrawny   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ginnie    Ginny    Guinea    Mini    Minnie    Pliny    Vinnie    Winnie    ginny    guinea   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scrawny    slim    bony    hairy    plump    lanky    chubby    stocky    tall    muscular