thin (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Having little density1. tĕnuis (oft. dissyll. in poet.)2. rārus (not close)II. Having little thickness, in dimension1. tĕnuis (see No. 1)2. grăcĭlis (slim)3. exīlis (meagre)4. măcer, cra, crum5. subtīlis (fine-spun)6. lĕvĭdensisIII. Of liquids1. tĕnuis2. dīlūtusIV. Of sounds1. exīlis2. tĕnuis3. pŭsillus4. dēductus • thin (adj.): I. Having little density: 1. tĕnuis (oft. dissyll. in poet.): a t. atmosphere, t. coelum (opp. to crassum), Cic. Fat. 4, 7. t. fleecy clouds, t. lanae vellera, Virg. G. 1, 397 (cf. inania nubila, id. ib. 4, 196). 2. rārus (not close): t. air, r. aer, Lucr. 2, 107: t. hair, r. coma, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 111: the t.er part of the woods, rariores silvae, Tac. Agr. 37: t. ranks, r. ordines, Liv. 9, 27, ad med.: a t. gown, tunica r., Ov. Am. 1, 5, 13 (but r. vestis, in Cat. 69, 3, is rare, costly). Hence, rallus, Pl. Epid. 2, 2, 46. Phr.: a t. senate, infrequens senatus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 1: "scatters the rear of darkness t.," (Milton), perh. expr. by laxare tenebras, after Stat. Th. 12, 254. II. Having little thickness, in dimension: 1. tĕnuis (see No. 1): a t. needle, t. acus, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 30: a long t. neck, procerum et t. collum, Cic. Brut. 91, 313: a t. toga, t. toga, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32: a t. line of march, t. agmen, Liv. 25, 23, ad fin.: a very t. leaf, praetenue folium, Plin. 16, 31, 56: who also has pertenuis, 18, 6, 7, No. 2. 2. grăcĭlis (slim): t. legs, g. crura, Suet. Ner. 51: a t. pamphlet, g. libellus, Mart. 13, 3, 1: t. (i. e. fine) hair, g. comae, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 23: a very t. stalk, pergracilis caulis, Plin. 25, 13, 101: very t., praegracilis, Tac. A. 4, 57. Fig.: t. vintages, g. vindemiae, Plin. Ep. 9, 20: v. poor, scanty. 3. exīlis (meagre): a t. thigh, e. femur, Hor. Epod. 8, 10: a t., small, shrivelled heart, e. et exiguum et vietum cor, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: very t., perexilis, Col. 11, 2, 60. Fig.: a t. soil, e. solum, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 67. 4. măcer, cra, crum: v. lean. 5. subtīlis (fine-spun): a t. thread, s. filum, Lucr. 4, 86: the t. edge of the sword, s. acies ferri, Sen. Ep. 76, 14 Catul. 64, 63. 6. lĕvĭdensis: a t. garment, l. vestis, Isid. Orig. 19, 22: fig. in Cic. of a trifling gift. Phr.: a decree was passed against this Romans, under a t. disguise of words, decretum sub levi verborum praetextu adversus Romanos factum est, Liv. 36, 6: a very t. man, homo vegrande macie torridus, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93: worn t., attrītus: v. worn. III. Of liquids: 1. tĕnuis: t. wine, t. vinum, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 63. 2. dīlūtus: a t. drink, d. potio, Cels. 1, 3: v. diluted. It is also applied to the mixing of colours. IV. Of sounds: 1. exīlis: a t. voice, e. vox (opp. to plenus), Quint. 11, 3, 15: whereas exiguus expr. a small volume of sound. 2. tĕnuis: a t. sharp voice, t. et acuta vox, id. 11, 3, 42: praetenuis, id. 11, 3, 41. 3. pŭsillus: a t. voice, p. vox, id. 11, 3, 32. 4. dēductus: a t. voice, d. vox, Lucil.: Afran.