Skinny

/ˈskɪni/ adjective

Definition

very thin; lacking flesh or fat

Etymology

From skin + -y, from Old Norse skinn 'animal hide'

Kelly Says

When someone is so thin they're 'all skin and bones,' we call them skinny - it's a word that literally means 'resembling skin' in its stretched, minimal state.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
maer
maer
AMአማርኛ
ቀጭን
ቀጭን
ARالعربية
نحيف
نحيف
BGБългарски
слаб
слаб
BNবাংলা
চিকন
চিকন
CACatalà
prim
prim
CSČeština
hubený
hubený
DADansk
tynd
tynd
DEDeutsch
dünn
dünn
ELΕλληνικά
λεπτός
λεπτός
ESEspañol
flaco
flaco
ETEesti
kõhn
kõhn
EUEuskara
argal
argal
FAفارسی
لاغر
لاغر
FISuomi
laiha
laiha
FRFrançais
maigre
maigre
GLGalego
delgado
delgado
HEעברית
רזה
רזה
HIहिन्दी
पतला
पतला
HRHrvatski
mršav
mršav
HUMagyar
sovány
sovány
IDBahasa Indonesia
kurus
kurus
ITItaliano
magro
magro
JA日本語
痩せた
痩せた
KO한국어
마른
마른
LTLietuvių
liesas
liesas
LVLatviešu
tievs
tievs
MNМонгол
туранхай
туранхай
MSBahasa Melayu
kurus
kurus
MYမြန်မာ
ပိန်သော
ပိန်သော
NLNederlands
mager
mager
NONorsk
tynn
tynn
PLPolski
chudy
chudy
PTPortuguês
magro
magro
RORomână
slab
slab
RUРусский
худой
худой
SKSlovenčina
chudý
chudý
SLSlovenščina
suh
suh
SRСрпски
мршав
мршав
SVSvenska
mager
mager
SWKiswahili
mwembamba
mwembamba
TAதமிழ்
மெலிந்த
மெலிந்த
TEతెలుగు
సన్నని
సన్నని
THไทย
ผอม
ผอม
TRTürkçe
zayıf
zayıf
UKУкраїнська
худий
худий
URاردو
پتلا
پتلا
VITiếng Việt
gầy
gầy
ZH中文
瘦的
瘦的

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