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dünn — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flimsy adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.
  • gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
  • rarefied adj Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
  • slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
  • slim adj Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.
  • sparse adjective Thinly spread out or scattered, with a lot of empty space in between.
  • tenuous adjective Weak, flimsy, or barely holding together; lacking a solid basis.
  • thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.
  • wispy adj Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.

Senses

dünn is used for these senses in English:

  • flimsy Of clothing: very light and thin.
  • gaunt Angular, bony, and lean.
  • rarefied (of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual; thin.
  • slight Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
  • slim Slender; thin.
  • sparse Not dense; meager; scanty
  • tenuous Thin in substance or consistency.
  • thin Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

flimsy — full definition

  1. adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.
  2. adj Unconvincing or weak, especially describing an argument or excuse.

gaunt — full definition

  1. adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
  2. adj Bleak, bare, or desolate, describing a place or a mood rather than a person.

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