Meaning
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English thinne, thünne, thenne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”) – compare *þanjaną (“to stretch, spread out”) – from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”), from *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with German dünn, Dutch dun, West Frisian tin, Icelandic þunnur, Danish tynd, Swedish tunn, Latin tenuis, Irish tanaí, Welsh tenau, Latvian tievs, Polish cienki, Russian тонкий (tonkij), Sanskrit तनु (tanú, “thin”), Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow”). Doublet of tenuis. Also related to tenuous.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 25 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-29TADHINO
- 2026-07-20IHLMNOT
- 2026-04-08TANHBIO
- 2026-02-10HBINORT
- 2025-11-29IATNHEL
- 2025-10-28IBHLNOT
- 2025-05-27HYGTLIN
- 2025-05-03IANECHT
- 2025-02-21HTIROLN
- 2025-01-05HTLGINA
- 2024-09-08HETIGNW
- 2024-08-04TRBOIHN
+13 earlier appearances in the archive.