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Thinly

adverb/θˈɪnli/
Definition
without force or sincere effort
without viscosity
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/θˈɪnli/
🇬🇧British English
/θˈɪnli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/θˈɪnli/
2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪnli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbwithout force or sincere effort
“smiled thinly”
adverbwithout viscosity
“the blood was flowing thin”
adverbin a small quantity or extent
“spread the margarine thinly over the meat”
adverbin a widely distributed manner
“thinly overgrown mountainside”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dünn
ohne Zwang oder aufrichtige Anstrengung
🇫🇷French
finement
sans force ni effort sincère
🇪🇸Spanish
finamente
sin fuerza ni esfuerzo sincero
🇮🇹Italian
sottilmente
senza forza o sforzo sincero
🇳🇱Dutch
dun
zonder geweld of oprechte inspanning
🇵🇹Portuguese
finamente
sem força ou esforço sincero
🇷🇺Russian
тонко
без силы или искренних усилий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पतले
बिना ज़ोर-ज़बरदस्ती या सच्चे प्रयास के
🇧🇩Bengali
পাতলা
জোর বা আন্তরিক প্রচেষ্টা ছাড়া
🇮🇳Tamil
மெல்லியதாக
சக்தி அல்லது நேர்மையான முயற்சி இல்லாமல்
🇮🇳Telugu
సన్నగా
శక్తి లేదా హృదయపూర్వక ప్రయత్నం లేకుండా
🇮🇳Marathi
बारीक
सक्ती किंवा प्रामाणिक प्रयत्नाशिवाय
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાતળું
બળ અથવા નિષ્ઠાવાન પ્રયત્નો વિના
🇮🇳Kannada
ತೆಳುವಾಗಿ
ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നേർത്ത
ബലപ്രയോഗമോ ആത്മാർത്ഥമായ പരിശ്രമമോ ഇല്ലാതെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਤਲੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ
ਬਿਨਾਂ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਜਾਂ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਦੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
پتلی سے
طاقت یا مخلصانہ کوشش کے بغیر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
薄薄地
无需武力或真诚的努力
🇯🇵Japanese
薄く
力や誠実な努力なしに
🇰🇷Korean
얇게
힘이나 진지한 노력 없이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gầy gò
không có sự ép buộc hoặc nỗ lực chân thành
🇹🇭Thai
บาง ๆ
โดยไม่ต้องใช้กำลังหรือความพยายามอย่างจริงใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
tipis
tanpa paksaan dan usaha yang tulus
🇵🇭Filipino
manipis
nang walang puwersa o taos-pusong pagsisikap
🇲🇾Malay
secara nipis
tanpa paksaan atau usaha yang ikhlas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رقيقة
دون قوة أو جهد صادق
🇮🇷Persian
به صورت نازک
بدون زور یا تلاش خالصانه
🇹🇷Turkish
ince
zorlamadan veya samimi çaba göstermeden
🇮🇱Hebrew
דק
ללא כוח או מאמץ כנה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'thinly'?
The primary meaning of 'thinly' is 'without force or sincere effort'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thinly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'thinly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'thinly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'thinly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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